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This year has seen a whirlwind of change in election law.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo enacted a series of mandates in January including early voting, consolidating federal and state primary dates, voter registration transfers and preregistering 16- and 17-yearolds to vote.

Early voting was put to the test last week and officials in the Twin Counties have different perspectives on the results.

In Greene County, 638 people voted early, Greene

County Administrator Shaun Groden said.

Early voting was offered from Oct. 26 to Nov. 3 on the fourth floor of the Greene County Office Building.

The county incurred additional costs to offer early voting for the nine-day period, Greene County Election Commissioner Brent Bogardus said.

“We had to have inspectors to man the poll site, pay overtime for the board of elections staff, have additional security on two different weekends

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A voter prepares to sign in at the District 3 election inspectors table Tuesday at the Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center on Academy Street in Catskill.

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Police: Former Barnwell employee charged

LGBTQ adoption rights tested

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By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media

Judges uphold conviction The state Appellate Division of the Supreme Count affirm guilty verdict iin child porn case PAGE A3

n WORLD Stranded in Mexico Cubans, once privileged migrants, are now stuck at the border like everyone else PAGE A2

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A recent Trump administration proposal that would affect tens of thousands of adoptable children and LGBTQ families will be challenged by New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced.

Cuomo’s office will take

legal action against the Trump administration if it moves forward with a rule proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services that would allow foster care and adoption agencies to deny their services to LGBTQ families on faith-based grounds, the governor said in a press release.

“Trump’s proposal isn’t just discriminatory and repugnant to our values — it’s also heartless and dumb as it would deny countless children a loving family and a safe place to call home,” Cuomo said. “Our message to the Trump administration is simple: there is no place for hate in New York or in our nation,

and we will not allow this noxious proposal to stop LGBTQ New Yorkers from becoming parents or providing care to children in need.”

In 2016, the Obama administration instituted a discrimination regulation that included sexual orientation and

VALATIE — Police and staff are investigating how a former employee was allegedly able to gain access to prescription pills inside the Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Amanda Barnwell.

Johnson Johnson, 33, of Troy, was arrested and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, class U misdemeanor, and ticketed for failure to stop at a “Stop” sign, according to a statement from Columbia County Sheriff David Bartlett on Tuesday.

Johnson is being held on $7,500 bail after her arraignment in Stockport Town Court

by Judge Jack Mabb.

Investigators said a large quantity of opioids found on Johnson during a traffic stop had been stolen from a medication lock box at Barnwell, 3230 Church St. It is unclear how Johnson, a former employee, was able to gain access to the building and medication, police said. The investigation is ongoing and more charges may be filed in the case.

Police are asking anyone with information about the case to contact the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigative Branch at 518-828-4316 and ask to speak with Senior Investigator Kevin Skype or Investigator Patrick Logue.

Johnson was pulled over in a blue 2012 Dodge Avenger at about 12:38 a.m. Saturday after she went through a stop sign at the intersection of State Route 203 and Church Street, according to First Sgt. John

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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — His father-in-law reached Miami on a raft. His brotherin-law hopped a plane to Ecuador and headed north over land.

Now it was Alejandro Vega Tamayo’s turn. But when the 27-year-old Cuban reached the U.S. border this summer, he got an unpleasant surprise.

Under the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols, asylum seekers were being told to wait in Mexico for their appointments with U.S. officials. Five months later, he’s still stranded.

“We left home thinking it would be quick,” Vega Tamayo said as he restocked the refrigerator at the Caribbean Queen, the Cuban restaurant in Juárez where he’s working. In the past, he said, “you’d spend two hours detained, they’d do the paperwork and let you go.”

As the Trump administration clamps down on immigration, perhaps no group has suffered such a dramatic reversal as Cubans.

For decades, they were Alist immigrants. The U.S. government, citing repression by the island’s communist government, welcomed them as residents. Even after the Cold War ended, arriving Cubans were treated as political refugees.

That protection ended at the beginning of 2017, part of the Obama administration’s Cuban thaw. And the Trump administration has made it tougher for people seeking asylum from any country. Its goal is mainly to discourage the Central American families who have flooded the U.S. border, overwhelming authorities who made nearly 1 million apprehensions over the past year. But Cubans have gotten caught up in the crackdown.

“We used to have privileges.

Now they don’t exist,” said Junior González, 31, as he rolled ground-meat croquettes at Little Habana, another restaurant that’s opened to serve the growing Cuban community here.

The new restrictions have coincided with a surge in Cubans fleeing their homeland.

More than 21,000 Cubans were detained at the U.S. border in the year ending Sept. 30 - more than triple the number for fiscal year 2018.

The result has been a backlog of Cubans in border cities.

The numbers have swelled to around 4,500 in Juárez, which probably makes them the city’s largest foreign migrant group, said Alejandro Valenzuela, a Chihuahua state official who handles migration issues in the city.

The Cubans stand out for their education, their spotless Nike sneakers and Under Armour T-shirts - and their fear. Thieves, kidnappers and corrupt cops prey on them, believing many get cash from well-off relatives in the United States.

“We’re really afraid,” said Vega Tamayo. “We just work and go home. It’s house and work, every day.”

In Cuba, Vega Tamayo worked in a small metal-rod factory in the eastern province of Granma. “A million things” upset him, he said. The police harassment. The withering economy. The stultifying political system.

And then, in January, something remarkable happened: Nicaragua adopted new rules that made it easier to get visas at its Havana consulate.

“That was the moment for

WASHINGTON POST PHOTO BY MARY BETH SHERIDAN

Cooks prepare lunchtime specials at Little Habana, a restaurant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, that caters to the expanding Cuban population in Mexico.

WASHINGTON POST PHOTO BY MARY BETH SHERIDAN

Junior Gonzalez, a Cuban asylum-seeker, makes meat croquetas at the Little Habana restaurant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

WASHINGTON POST PHOTO BY MARY BETH SHERIDAN

Cuban and US flags hang from a disco in downtown Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

the Cubans,” Vega Tamayo said.

Within a few months, he and his wife had sold everything - even their bed - traveled to Nicaragua and begun their journey through Central America.

Many Cubans headed for Juárez, since another major border crossing, Tijuana, was saturated with Central Americans who’d arrived in caravans last year.

Juan Fierro, an evangelical pastor, has run a migrant shelter in Juárez for years. Normally it hosted up to 60 people.

Then came the Cubans.

“We went to 110, then to 150, then to 180, then to 220 and hit 260. We didn’t have a single space for another mattress,” he recalled. He resorted to bedding down migrants in his pickup truck.

“It was a huge phenomenon,” he said. “It was pure Cubans.”

And then in June, everything changed.

Facing a threat of punishing U.S. tariffs, Mexico began detaining thousands of migrants arriving in the country.

It deported 768 Cubans in the first eight months of this year, compared with 179 all of last year.

Meanwhile, the U.S. government expanded its Migrant Protection Protocols, or MPP. The program had forced Central American asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their

claims were processed. Suddenly, Cubans were included, too.

U.S. authorities have also escalateddeportations of Cubans, sending home more than 1,000 in the past fiscal year - a sixfoldincrease since 2017.

The Trump administration has also tried to block asylum for most migrants who travel through other nations to reach the United States. Officials say those migrants should seek protection in the first country they reach outside their own.

Some Cubans, worried about being rejected by the United States, are now trying to stay in Mexico.

“It’s this really dramatic change,” said Geoff Thale, a senior official at the Washington Office on Latin America.

“The number of Cuban asylum seekers in Mexico is way up, the number of Cuban deportees sent back by Mexico is way up, and attacks and kidnappings of Cubans by cartels are up.”

This is not what the Cubans were expecting.

Outraged at their plight, they have staged several mass escapes from Mexican immigration facilities, including one in April by more than 1,000 detainees. In recent weeks, the number of Cuban arrivals in Juárez has plunged.

“We survive and wait,” said José Alberto, 29, who was a physiotherapist in Cuba but

is now the cook at the Caribbean Queen. “We are all in suspense.” He spoke on the condition that his last name not be used while his asylum case is pending.

Ironically, other Trump policies could drive more Cubans to try to migrate. His administration has increased sanctions and travel restrictions on the island, exacerbating its economic crisis.

Meanwhile, the channels for legal migration from Cuba have narrowed. The U.S. government has largely halted a program that granted 20,000 family-reunification visas to Cubans each year, after shuttering its consular section in Havana in 2017 due to a mysterious illness that affected diplomats.

Cubans aren’t fleeing the kind of gang violence that’s left thousands dead in Central America. But some say they suffered political persecution back home. Others talk about a sense of hopelessness living under an authoritarian communist system.

Carlos Daniel Nodal, a 21-year-old barber, said his family “didn’t live badly” in Cuba thanks to cash sent by relatives in Miami. But even with a master’s degree, he said, his father earned $80 a month.

“There’s no future for young Cubans,” he said.

Unlike the Central Americans, the Cubans have largely been welcomed in Mexico.

Many have enough money to rent apartments or hotel rooms and to eat out. At least five Cuban restaurants have opened recently in Juárez, and enterprising Cubans have set up street carts hawking a national favorite, corn fritters.

“They’re well-dressed, they fill the hotels, they buy food,” said Iván Ramos, 38, a street vendor. “It helps the economy.”

But the Cubans’ access to dollars also makes them a target. In August, state police burst into a Juárez hotel and robbed Cuban asylum seekers of $2,000 in cash and valuables, according to authorities.

Coming from a country with little crime, the Cubans have been stunned by the violence in Juárez, where more than 1,000 people have been killed this year.

Despite everything, the Cubans still have one advantage: Under a 1966 law, they can apply for residence in the United States after being there for a year. But they must arrive legally.

So for now, they hunker down along the Mexican border, waiting and hoping.

“We can’t do anything,” said Alberto. “Donald Trump has the last word.”

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CALENDAR Wednesday, Nov. 6 n Greene County Economic Development Corporation 4 p.m. Greene County Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Conference Room (Room 427), 411 Main St., Catskill n Greene County Legislature health services; county resources and public safety 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Catskill woman ticketed for DWI after crash

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — A Greene County woman was ticketed on drunken driving charges after a one-car accident early Monday morning, state police said.

State police responded to the scene on Cairo Junction Road just after 1 a.m.

A 21-year-old woman from Catskill was driving a 2006 Hyundai Elantra at the time of the crash.

State police did not identify the woman because they have not finished notifying her family, Trooper James Gomiela said Monday.

The woman was ticketed for driving

while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor.

“When police arrived at the scene she was conscious, alert and breathing — just trapped,” Gomiela said.

The Woman was airlifted to Albany

Medical Center. Her condition was not immediately known Monday afternoon.

The woman was the only passenger in the vehicle, Gomiela said.

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office and Greene County EMS also assisted at the scene.

Thursday, Nov. 7 n Ashland Planning Board 6 p.m. at

the Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Catskill Town Board meeting/ public hearing 2020 preliminary budget 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board special meeting/public hearing 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 56 Bailey St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village workshop 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, Nov. 11 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Town Offices closed in observance of Veteran’s Day n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Offices closed in observance of Veteran’s Day n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observance of Veteran’s Day n Greene County Office Building closed in observance of Veteran’s Day

Tuesday, Nov. 12 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7

p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 56 Bailey St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature county services and public works 6 p.m.

Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Wednesday, Nov. 13 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Central School District BOE 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Catskill Town Zoning Board 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. at the Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, Nov. 14 n Greene County Legislature finance audit 4 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Windham-Ashland-Jewett CSD BOE audit finance committee 5:15 p.m. in superintendent’s office; regular meeting 6 p.m. in the School Library, 5411 Route 23, Windham

Monday, Nov. 18 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at

the Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; Gov. Ops; finance and Rep. and Dem. caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

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Conviction and sentence upheld in child porn case

By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The state Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Columbia County man found guilty of possessing child pornography in 2016, according to court papers.

Christopher Urtz, 43, of Niverville, was convicted on four of 10 counts of possessing child pornography, class E felonies, in 2014. Besides the guilty verdict, the Appellate Division on Oct. 31 affirmed Urtz’s sentence.

“The Appellate Court rejected all of the defendant’s contentions on appeal, determining each of them to be without merit,” according to a statement from the Columbia County District Attorney’s office.

“Defendant’s testimony that he did not knowingly access or possess the subject materials was challenged by his earlier statements that he had, in fact,

saved pornographic videos involving children,” according to the appellate judges’ ruling. “Also, defendant testified that he had recently changed his display name — ‘I like ’em younger’ — to omit ‘18 plus,’ and he misrepresented to police that he had never received similar images involving children.

“Thus, given this evidence, a jury could, as it did here, reasonably discredit defendant’s testimony and determine that defendant knew of the character and content of the videos and image...and knowingly possessed [and accessed] them,” the judges added in their written decision dated Oct. 31.

Urtz is serving 4-12 years in Gowanda Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison for men located in Erie County, according to the state Department of Corrections and Community Services.

At trial, Urtz was represented by attorney Greg

L u b o w .

Lubow is a former G r e e n e C o u n t y public defender. The Columbia C o u n t y CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Public De- Christopher fender’s Of- Urtz fice represented Urtz on the appeal.

In a letter to the RegisterStar in August 2016, Lubow argued Urtz inadvertently had the pornographic files on the phone. Urtz signed up for a messaging service called KIK in 2014, which at the time was unregulated and unfiltered, allowing child pornographers to send images anonymously until KIK installed filters at the urging of law enforcement in 2015, according to Lubow.

“Unknown to Chris, and most of the smartphone users in the world, is that when you open any picture or video, your smartphone on its own automatically creates

Hannaford announces commitment to sustainable chemistry, transparent products and packaging SCARBOROUGH, Maine — In its latest move to make products and packaging more sustainable, Hannaford announced that it has implemented a new sustainable chemistry commitment.

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“Consumers want to know what’s in the foods they eat and feel good about it,” said Peter Forester, Senior Vice President of Merchandising for Hannaford. “Sustainable chemistry is a complex and evolving topic and Hannaford is committed to providing more transparency for our customers.”

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a copy of it and stores it in a cache folder or app such as a video player. When a phone user deletes that picture, the copy saved by the phone still exists in the cache. That is what happened here,” Lubow said.

Urtz’s wife opened a message on her husband’s phone without knowing what it was, and then Urtz and his wife contacted state police, giving the phone to them voluntarily, according to Lubow.

Police then found additional child pornography photographs in the cache memory files and three videos in the KIK video player app, according to Lubow.

“These images and videos were not found anywhere else in the phone indicating that they had not been intentionally saved or downloaded,” Lubow said.

Urtz was arrested after a family member a found a picture of a nude young girl on his cellphone, according to state police.

Lubow said Urtz had no previous criminal record, and was honorably discharged from the Army a month before his arrest.

The trial was prosecuted

by Chief Assistant District Attorney James Carlucci before Columbia County Judge Jonathan D. Nichols.

During the trial, Carlucci presented such evidence as Urtz’s screen name, “I like ’em younger,” according to court papers. Urtz also acknowledged that he told the police he saved pictures of “16-, 17- [and] 18-year-olds, [but] not any younger than that,” according to court papers.

New York State Police Investigators Chad Drozd and Timothy Milone and Trooper Ryan Hogan investigated the case and arrested Urtz.

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Infants and parents will sleep easier We lose lives when products that are supposed to be safe turn out defective and deadly. When we lose infants who have barely tasted life to defective or unsuitable products, the grief is multiplied many times.

One such unsuitable product is the incline infant sleeper. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., last week called for a complete ban of the sale of all incline infant sleepers following a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission report that found dozens of infants have died while sleeping in such products.

The commission is warning parents and caregivers about the dangers of these popular products for infants, citing the findings of a new study, according to the report. The study reveals a

growing body of evidence that inclined sleepers with high angles do not provide a safe sleep environment for infants. Several inclined sleepers have previously been recalled by the commission.

The commission received reports of 1,108 incidents, including 73 infant deaths, related to infant inclined sleep products that occurred from January 2005 through June 2019. The commission hired independent experts — mechanical engineers specializing in biomechanics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — to conduct infant testing to evaluate the design of inclined sleep products.

Engineers measured infants’ muscle movements and oxygen intake while in various products and posi-

tions, such as a flat crib, an inclined crib and several inclined sleep products.

They found that none of the inclined sleep products they tested are safe for infant sleep. Their report was conclusive: Products with inclines of 10 degrees or less, with flat and rigid surfaces, are likely safe for infant sleep. Engineers also found that soft and plush-like sleep surfaces pose dangers to infants.

Gillibrand is right to have urged a complete recall and ban of these harmless-looking but potentially deadly infant beds. It’s too late to save the children who have died in the sleep of the truly innocent, but it’s not too late to save future parents and children from grief and tragedy.

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Trump’s pure, brazen contempt for Congress is on full display The Washington Post

“He must be brought forward to testify,” President Donald Trump fumed on Twitter on Monday, regarding the whistleblower who revealed the president’s corrupt attempts to extort political favors from Ukraine.

“Written answers not acceptable!”

The president considered written answers more than adequate when special counsel Robert Mueller sought information from Trump during the Justice Department’s Russia investigation. More to the point, if Trump were interested in fact-finding and truthtelling, rather than distracting from the substance of the charges against him, he would provide documents and encourage all relevant witnesses to testify. Instead, administration officials are refusing to testify before the House Intelligence Committee - officials who likely have firsthand knowledge crucial to the House’s impeachment inquiry.

Robert Blair, an aide to

acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, was on the call during which Trump pressed Ukraine’s president to investigate former vice president Joe Biden.

John Eisenberg, a National Security Council lawyer, reportedly suggested limiting access to the transcript of that call and told others not to discuss it. Russell Vought, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, might shed light on Trump’s peremptory suspension of military aid to Ukraine, an act that appears to have been an element in the president’s corrupt pressure campaign.

These no-shows are just the latest examples of the contemptuous war Trump and his allies have waged on Congress and its legitimate, constitutional oversight role, starting well before the impeachment inquiry. A White House lawyer in June stopped former Trump aide Hope Hicks from answering even basic queries, on the lawless argument that the onetime presidential

assistant had absolute immunity from testifying. That is the same basis on which government lawyers claim former White House counsel Donald McGahn and former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman bear no duty to testify before Congress.

Judges will almost certainly dismiss these arguments, but likely too late for their ruling to be useful to the House impeachment inquiry. The record already contains damning evidence of Trump’s misconduct, but the public deserves to learn the full story.

The White House’s excuse for total non-cooperation was that the House had not voted to authorize the impeachment inquiry or offered the president certain procedural rights. Neither was required under the Constitution, but the House nevertheless has now voted for an inquiry and has provided the president rights like those accorded chief executives during previous impeachment efforts.

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Warren’s health care plan is festooned with magic asterisks WASHINGTON — When it comes to Democrats’ obsession with “Medicare for All,” listen to Nancy Pelosi. The House speaker put it more politely, but on the very day that Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled her plan to remake the American health care system for the lowball price of $20.5 trillion, Pelosi made it clear that she thought this was political insanity.

“I’m not a big fan of Medicare for All,” Pelosi told Bloomberg News on Friday.

She cited the cost. She noted the “comfort level that some people have with their current private insurance.” And she cautioned, “Remember November.” Pushing Medicare for All “would increase the vote in my own district,” the California Democrat said, “but that’s not what we need to do in order to win the Electoral College.”

Indeed. For years after passage of the Affordable Care Act, Democrats paid a steep, and unfair, political price for enacting the law.

Then the electoral calculus flipped. Health care became a political winner for Democrats, and the Trump administration offered the party a gift with its continuing crusade against the ACA. Any day now, a federal appeals court will rule on the administration’s effort to have the law thrown out — and with it, such popular provisions as guaranteeing insurance for people with preexisting conditions, prohibiting lifetime caps on coverage and allowing those under 26 to remain on their parents’ policies.

A smart party would seize this opening and go on the offensive against the Republican effort to take popular coverage away from millions. Instead, the Democratic presidential field is immersed in a destructive internecine battle over the wisdom of a massive Medicare expansion. Imagine

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MARCUS President Trump hammering Democratic nominee Warren in a general-election campaign. He would accuse her of plotting to take away your private insurance, dangerously hiking federal spending and, citing Warren’s primary rivals, ultimately socking the middle class with a tax increase when she can’t raise enough otherwise.

The wonk in me wants to pause to give Warren credit for laying out what she thinks this overhaul would cost and how she plans to pay for it.

The wonk in me also needs to point out that Warren’s numbers are fanciful. The Urban Institute, no conservative bastion, has pegged the added federal spending of Medicare for All at $34 trillion over 10 years, about 50% more than Warren’s $20.5 trillion price tag. By way of comparison: The total in projected federal spending over the coming decade is $43 trillion, plus $14 trillion for Social Security.

Warren’s generous benefits make her chief rival in the Medicare for All sweepstakes, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, look miserly. No one, no matter how much they earn, would have to pay for health care, and they get long-term coverage too. In Warren’s imagining, her plan is not just a middle-class tax increase, it would be, at least on paper, a huge gift to middle-class taxpayers. Health care consumers would have no skin in the game: no premiums, no deductibles, no co-payments.

The Warren plan is festooned with magic asterisks.

Warren assumes she can wring enormous cost savings out of the system, lowering payments to doctors, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies far beyond what the Urban Institute considered feasible. And she imagines paying for it all not only by heaping new taxes on the ultra-wealthy, but by beefing up tax enforcement.

Great idea, but Warren assumes she could bring in another $2.3 trillion that way.

The Congressional Budget Office projects that increasing Internal Revenue Service enforcement by one-third would reap just $35 billion over the next decade.

Is all this necessary — or are there other, far less disruptive ways to expand coverage and drag down costs?

Yes: Let those 55 and older buy into Medicare; create a public option in the existing exchanges; reduce drug costs by letting Medicare negotiate prices. Do Americans want to have their existing insurance taken away? It doesn’t look that way. Recent polling by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that while a bare majority, 51%, said they supported a Medicare for All system — a number that is trending down — even more, 55%, thought that system would still allow them to keep their current insurance.

What happens when Warren informs them — the 177 million who would lose their current insurance — otherwise?

But here we are. Warren took the bait from her Democratic rivals. She has a plan for that. Now she needs another one — how to get that hook out of her mouth if she becomes the Democratic nominee.

Ruth Marcus’ email address is ruthmarcus@washpost.com. (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Telling the truth requires sacrifice and courage To the editor: If Republican lawmakers cared one tenth as much about fair elections as they do about a fair impeachment we might have a functioning democracy. Donald Trump is being impeached because he confessed to extorting an occupied foreign ally for dirt on a political rival.

In our current political situation, where Facebook’s

Zuckerberg defiantly declared that he won’t stop disinformation in political ads at about the same time Trump’s lawyers argued in federal court that, yes, the president can shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and furthermore law enforcement can’t stop him firing the gun, there seems to be no dictatorial incursion that doesn’t get a fair hearing.

Trump and his billionaire

backers (including foreign oligarchs) are not being abused here. They can buy highly optimized, microtargeted lies, but telling the truth requires personal sacrifice and courage. I humbly thank all the patriots who are coming forward, one after another, to protect rule-oflaw democracy.

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Whittier Place thanks the community To the editor: The Whittier Place Adult Home, in Ghent, would like to express heartfelt “thank you’s” to everyone who helped make this year’s Carnival a HUGE success. Once again, your kind and generous donations enabled us to create another “day of dreams” for our residents and 600 community guests.

Your many raffle donations and volunteer work helped us surpass our past events in a much bigger and better way.

There are too many names to list here, but we believe you all know who you are. Each and every one of our families, friends and local (and not so local!) businesses that lent valuable time and treasures will truly remain in our hearts forever. We are honored and blessed to know each and every one of you.

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Esther May Baker In Loving memory of Esther May Baker, 84, passed away peacefully at her home November 4, 2019, surrounded by her family.

Born July 19, 1935 in Chatham, NY she was the daughter of the late Jennie May Schilling and David Thomas Williams.

She lived in Chatham, NY until she and her husband built their forever home in Chatham Center in 1981. After graduating Chatham High in the class of 53 she went on to work for BOCES until retiring in 1989. Esther was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She is survived by her husband of 65 years James L. Baker Sr., sons James L. (Nancy) Baker Jr. and John T. (Nancy) Baker, sisters Dorothy Flood and Joyce Sirani

and her grandchildren. She was predeceased by a sister Janet Bryant and a brother Bruce Williams. Esther loved bowling, traveling, watching the Yankees and spending time with her family. She was an avid animal lover. She will be missed dearly.

Family will receive friends at the French, Gifford, Preiter & Blasl Funeral Home on Friday, November 8th from 4 to 7pm.

There will be a service at the funeral home on Saturday at 9am.

Interment will follow at Chatham Center Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations in Esther’s memory may be made to the Community Hospice of Columbia Greene, 47 Liberty St, Catskill, NY 12414. Condolences may be conveyed at frenchblasl.com.

Salvatore Gattuso Early Saturday morning, No- Mary Givens and Carol Thompvember 2nd, 2019, Salvatore son, 3 grandsons, 6 grandGattuso, proud dad of four daughters, 11 great granddaughters passed away at the children and brothers Charles age of 90. Sal was born on May and Anthony Gattuso. He also 18th, 1929 in Brooklyn NY, the had 2 sisters Mary and Lucille, first-born son of Charles and who sadly passed before him.

Marion Gattuso. Following high Sal had many interests, but his school graduation from Manpassions were his love of aviahattan NY, Salvatore joined the United States Marine Corps on tion and as witnessed by anyApril 20th, 1928. He proudly one who crossed his path long enough to be entertained by his served four years as art of story-telling. It is a Sargent and Aviain honor of his life welltion Instructor during lived that his daughters the Korean War. He are inviting friends and was a Medal of Honour recipient and after family to join them as his discharge on April they wish him a safe 19th1952, he married flight for the last time. his first wife Agnes Friends are invited Walsh and together and may call at the they raised their four Gattuso Peck and Peck Funeral daughters. Despite his Home, 8063 Route 22 passion for aviation, Sal found Copake New York on Thursday his way to the NYC police department in 1957 and went on to from 2-4p and 6-8. Funeral Serserve 28 years as a patrolman. vices will be held at the Peck & He retired in 1984 and after mar- Peck Funeral Home on Friday rying his late wife Virginia Grath- November 8th at 11AM with the wohl, built their home in Copake Rev. Kenneth Phesay officiating NY, to spend their retirement Burial will follow at the Copake Cemetery. To send an online years.

Sal is survived by his daugh- condolence please visit www. ters, Ellen Edge, Susan Barton, peckandpeck.net.

John Olsen John Olsen, age 82, of Catskill, died October 28, 2019 at Albany Medical Center Hospital. John was born October 24, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Hjalmar and Solveig (Jakobsen) Olsen.

John was employed as a Supervisor for the NYC Parks Department in Staten Island prior to his retirement. He was a member of Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses in South Cairo. John is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene (Carlson) Olsen of Catskill; four children, Da-

vid (Clare) Olsen; Kevin (Lynn Schaefer) Olsen; Kim (Michael) Stanzione; John (Sadie) Olsen; four grandchildren, Jessica Cashell, Anelyse Anderson, Aric Worland, Otto Olsen; four greatgrandchildren, Aubree Anderson, Avery, Mason, and Julia Cashell; a brother, Robert Olsen; and a sister, Diana Trivolis.

Memorial services will be held 1 PM Saturday, November 9th, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1094 County Route 67, South Cairo.

Gary Allen Smith Gary Allen Smith, 75, of Holly Gary is pre-deceased by his Springs, NC, peacefully entered brother Killian Smith, survived Eternal Life on Sunday, Novem- by a brother Dennis Smith and ber 3, 2019, at the ER attended several nieces and nephews by the Coronary Care team, He was employed for nearly 35 Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, years by IBM, mostly in KingsNC. Gary was born in Gt. Bar- ton and Poughkeepsie, NY. He rington, Mass. to the was also a former memlate Glennon and Ceber of the Craryville, NY cile (Decker) Smith.

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He was the devotA memorial celed husband to Shirebration of Gary’s Life ley (Pratt) Smith of will be held at a future 54 years. He was the date. In lieu of flowers, proud father and famemorial gifts may be ther-in-law to Gregory made to the Ameriand Andrea (Teague) can Heart Association and Christopher and or American Diabetes Smith Karen (Louck). He loved Association. Arrangeand enjoyed his grandchildren ments by Brown-Wynne FunerZachary, Erin and Carter and his al Home, 300 Saint Mary’s St. great granddaughter McKenna. Raleigh, NC.

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Ronald Oliver Gleason Sr.(Butch) Ronald Oliver Gleason Sr.(Butch) 77, of Chatham Center NY left our world on November 2nd, 2019. Ronald is predeceased by parents Ernest and Katie Mae of Chatham Center, siblings Sam, Elizabeth and grandson Jordan.

He will always be remembered for his amazing achievements as a motorcycle racer in the late 60s and early 70s. Ron-

ald had an impeccable work ethic, was the owner of Gleason’s farm in Chatham Center, was an avid fisherman and found great enjoyment fishing with family. Ronald is survived by his wife Mary Ann Gleason, his three children Ronald Gleason Jr, Lance Gleason and Shannon Steltz (Scott Steltz), nephew Sammy Gleason (Mary). He is also survived by grandchildren

Cooper Steltz, Brayden Steltz, Laney Steltz and Benjamin Gleason along with his nephews, nieces and life long friend John Kratt.

Calling hours will be held at the French, Gifford, Preiter and Blasl Funeral Home, Chatham, NY on Saturday, November 9th from 12pm to 2:30 a prayer service will follow. After the service family and friends are invited to

come together and share remembrances at the Tri Village Fire Department in Chatham Center, NY. Condolences may be conveyed at frenchblasl. com. In lieu of flowers, contribution in Ronald’s name can be made to: The Tri-Village Fire Department, St.Judes Children Center or Columbia County Pathways to Recovery.

Donald Trump called woman who says he sexually assaulted her, phone records show Joshua Partlow The Washington Post

More than a decade ago, Donald Trump made phone calls from his cellphone to a former candidate on “The Apprentice” around the same time that she says he sexually assaulted her, according to phone records made public Tuesday.

The excerpts from Trump’s Verizon cellphone bills over a three-month period in 2007 and 2008 show that Trump exchanged calls with Summer Zervos on at least six occasions, including on a day that Trump’s private calendar has shown that he was staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

That hotel stay is a key part of Zervos’s defamation lawsuit against Trump in New York Supreme Court. Zervos says that Trump forced himself on her with unwanted kissing and groping while she visited him for lunch in his hotel room.

The phone records “corroborate [Zervos’s] account of the sexual assaults with even more granularity and with a degree of precision that [Zervos] could not have known were she not telling the truth about those interactions when she spoke publicly about them before this case was filed,” her lawyer, Mariann Wang, said in a court filing. Zervos’s legal team released the records Tuesday.

Trump’s lawyer in the case, Marc Kasowitz, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. After portions of Trump’s private calendars and email correspondence between Zervos and Trump’s secretary were made public last month, Kasowitz told The Associated Press that Zervos’s claims were “entirely meritless and not corroborated by any documents.”

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Trump of sexual misconduct before the 2016 election. Her case has been slowly moving through the New York courts and could reach its conclusion before the 2020 election.

The call records came to light as part of an agreement between Zervos’s and Trump’s legal teams. The phone bills are redacted except for six phone calls with Zervos.

The most important is probably a three-minute call from Trump to Zervos on December 21, 2007. Portions of Trump’s private calendar released as part of the case show he had arrived in Los Angeles from Las Vegas that day and checked into the Beverly Hills Hotel, along with his bodyguard, Keith Schiller.

Trump’s calendar showed he was scheduled to arrive Los Angeles at 3 p.m. and the call was made at 3:02 p.m.

Zervos said in a 2016

statement that when she arrived at the hotel room she expected they would be going to a restaurant for lunch but instead Trump started kissing her. She walked away but he kept pursuing her, she said.

“He then grabbed my shoulder and began kissing me again very aggressively and placed his hand on my breast,” Zervos said, adding that she later pushed him away and told him to “get real.”

Trump has denied accusations of sexual impropriety and said he never met Zervos at the Beverly Hills Hotel. “To be clear, I never met her at a hotel or greeted her inappropriately a decade ago,” Trump said after she made her accusation.

Trump called Zervos and other women who accused him of sexual misconduct “liars,” prompting Zervos to sue him for defamation.

Her lawyers say the case is

Roger Stone faces jury pool in trial over Clinton leaks Andrew Harris Bloomberg

Roger Stone, the Republican political operative who famously predicted a dump of embarrassing documents on the Clinton campaign in 2016, got his first glimpse on Tuesday of the jurors who’ll decide whether he lied to a congressional committee about his communications with WikiLeaks.

The sometime confidant of President Donald Trump also gave the jury pool its first look at him, uncharacteristically silent as he entered the Washington courtroom. The judge has repeatedly ordered Stone, who is given to flights of soaring, sometimes profane rhetoric, not to comment publicly on the case.

Stone, the last person indicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian interference in the presidential election, faces three felony charges — lying to the committee, obstructing its investigation of Russia’s meddling, and tampering with a witness. The last and most serious charge could send him to prison for years if he is convicted.

During the final four months before the election, WikiLeaks published thousands of documents stolen from Democratic Party computers, allegedly by Russian intelligence agents, to hobble Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton.

Stone, 67, isn’t accused of playing a role in the hacking, but of concealing communications he had with WikiLeaks and its principal, Julian Assange, through two intermediaries, conservative author Jerome Corsi and radio host Randy Credico. He’s also accused of threatening Credico about contradicting his story.

Tuesday’s jury selection was derailed almost as soon as it began, when an onlooker became ill and collapsed, requiring medical attention. The courtroom was cleared, halting the proceedings for about half an hour.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson and lawyers for both sides questioned four prospective panelists before breaking for lunch at noon. All four said they were employed by the federal government.

Two are lawyers, one at the Internal Revenue Service, the other at the Securities and Exchange Commission, both in noncriminal capacities.

Defense attorney Robert Buschel moved to strike the last two. Jackson said no, holding that working for the government alone wasn’t grounds for disqualification for bias at a trial in the nation’s capital.

“Trump is the chief executive of the federal government,” she added.

After the break, the judge did excuse one of the participants — the defendant

himself, who apologized to the court for what he thought was probably food poisoning and said his lawyers could carry on without him for the afternoon.

The usually unflappable Stone had mopped his brow and motioned for water in the morning.

At a pretrial conference Monday, Stone’s lawyers offered a glimpse of the defenses they might use, renewing their efforts to challenge assertions in Mueller’s final report, even though Jackson has said they can’t put the report on trial.

They’ve also hinted that they may stress the context in which the committee’s questions to Stone arose — in the course of its own probe of Russian interference — and whether Stone’s alleged falsehoods were material to the panel’s work.

“Materiality, for purposes of the false-statements statute, is extremely broad, which makes it, in my opinion, too easy for the government,” former federal prosecutor Ken White said in a recent interview about the case. “All they have to prove is that it is the sort of information that could have made some difference in the course of action the government would have taken, whether or not it actually did.”

Opening arguments will probably come Wednesday, Jackson has said. On Tuesday she estimated the trial will take about three weeks.

about revealing the truth.

“A sexual perpetrator who attacks his victim yet again with malicious falsehoods does so to make clear to the world and those he abuses that his victims must never reveal their truth, and that they should instead remain silenced and ashamed,” Zervos’s lawyers wrote in a filing. “It is, in effect, an expansion and perpetuation of the abuse.”

Zervos has said that the day after the alleged incident in the hotel room, she met Trump again at his Los Angeles golf club. There is also a two minute phone call between them that day, according to the records.

There were more phone calls between the two later in December, as well as in January and February of 2008.

Zervos has said she wanted to work for the Trump Organization after her appearance on “The Apprentice,” Trump’s television show, and sought out Trump for professional advice. She has said Trump also kissed her unprompted in their first meeting in his Trump Tower office in New York and that it made her “upset.”

Trump’s lawyers have tried to block Zervos’s suit, arguing that the president is immune from such state court lawsuits.

But in March, a New York appellate court ruled that Trump must face the defamation suit.

Trump’s lawyers have signaled their intent to appeal.

Zervos’s team wants Trump to give a deposition. The judge has set Dec. 6 as a deadline for all depositions in the case.

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By David Dorpfeld, Greene County Historian n For Columbia-Greene Media

A busy week for me. Thereforen I have decided to offer an entertaining reprint of a newspaper piece that has not seennthe light of day for over 60 years. It was written by the late Vernon Haskins (1904–1985), n founder and curator of the Durham Center Museum. For many years Haskins wrote n a newspaper column called “Yesteryear,” which appeared CONTRIBUTED PHOTO weekly in the “Coxsackie Durham Center Museum. The one-room school that Vernon n Union News,” “Examiner Re- Haskins attended is on the left. corder” and “The Middleburg News.” from the pasture each mornLater on in the season, we n ing and night for milking. sort of got the urge to do a bit MEMORIES OF MY BOYHOOD Barefooted, I used to trudge of trapping. Skunks were our

By Vernon Haskins over the hill toward High main catch and we were not n There is something about Rock to the faraway pasture. always too welcome at school these cool crisp autumn It seemed as though the cows after a session with the skinmornings that brings back were always in the back corner ning knife and the stretching fond memories of yesteryear. every time. My feet were often Thatn blasted alarm clock used almost numb from the cold boards. Wonder what would to “sound off” at an early hour. and what a pleasure it was to happen to a boy today if he You would stick a foot out stand in the warm spot vacat- came into one of our modern schools smelling a bit strong n under the patchwork from ed by a cow. after a trapping expedition? quilts to sort of test the atmoSometimes I think those Yes, we had our trials and sphere, and then quickly draw cows tried to hide from me in tribulations back then too, it back in again. those pre-dawn hours. The but I’ll be doggoned if I don’t Finally, you managed to tinkle of a cow bell usually was believe that we were a lot shiver n into your clothes and a give-away. When an old owl more contented.

The kids tofind your way down to the would hoot in the adjacent kitchen. In a little while a fire woods or a fox give his awe- day have everything, yet do would n be crackling in the old some bark from the hillside, it not seem to be more satisfied. kitchen range and life seemed would have scared a city kid The grown-ups seem that way worth living again. half to death, but us country too. Seems like we are always n of my pleasant memo- boys were used to such things. trying to outdo the other guy.

One ries is of those stacks of golden We boys used to have a sort Maybe it is better, but somepancakes and sizzling sausage of contest each year. Each times I wonder. Peace of mind that “fired our boilers” and spring we tried to beat the and contentment are some n started the day. Wild honey other to the first swim at the things that are mighty rare tofrom that bee tree, some real old swimming hole. In the fall day. maple syrup, a generous coat- we tried to outdo the other in n ing of butter, and a pancake going barefooted the latest in To reach columnist David Dorpwas food for a king. the season. Wonder we didn’t feld, e-mail gchistorian@gmail.

Itnused to be one of my boy- die of ‘pew-mownie,’ but we com or visit him on Facebook at hood jobs to get the cows in rarely got even the sniffles.

“Greene County Historian.”

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Life Skills class Interview Competition Winner is Cairo-Durham High School senior Caroline Thompson. She won the mock interview with Pioneer Bank representative Karen Jaycox.

Thompson’s resume, along with her strong interviewing skills, placed her on top as she expressed her passion in the field of accounting. She was awarded a gift card from Pioneer Bank.

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the general public, but donations would be appreciated in support of the Beecher Scholarship.

NOV. 9 BERNE — Helderberg Christian School Vision Banquet and Silent Auction will be held 4-7 p.m. Nov. 9 at the First Baptist Church of Westerlo, 618 Route 143, Westerlo.

Adults, $15; children under 10, $8. For tickets and information, call the school office at 518-499-5416 or hcsofficeassist@yahoo.com.

HUDSON — Students and staffn at the Questar III Columbia-Greene Educational Center (CGEC) will host their annual Veterans Day Lunch NORTON HILL — The on Nov. 7 to celebrate and honor local veterans for their Asbury United Methodist Church, 5830 Route 81, Norservice to our country.

Area veterans, along with ton Hill, Greenville, will serve a guest, are invited for a its annual turkey supper 4-7 complimentary lunch at the p.m. Nov. 9. Eat in or take out.

Columbia-Greene Educa- Adults, $15; children 6-12, $7; tional Center, located at 131 children under 6, free.

Reservations are recomUnion Turnpike, Hudson.

There will be two seatings, 11 mended and can be made by a.m.– noon and 12:30–1:30 calling GNH Lumber at 518p.m. A separate dessert room 966-5333. It is not necessary is available after lunch, so to visit the store in person. guests can enjoy coffee and OAK HILL— An all you can socializing.

Let Us Make Your Life will EZ-er... eat breakfast be served 8 Reservations are required and can be made by calling a.m.-noon Nov. 9 at the Oak Hill/Durham Firehouse, 103 518-828-4157.

County Route 22, Oak Hill.

COXSACKIE — The Free will offering will be acGreene County Historical cepted.

Society will host speaker Ron Held in conjunction Gabriele who will offer the with the 20th Annual Vinprogram “50 Years After Get- tage Snowmobile Show and tysburg” at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 in swap meet sponsored by the the Fedder Research Library, Northern Star Riders SnowBronck Museum, 90 County mobile Club.

Route 42, Coxsackie.

HUDSON — Temple Israel The Second Battle of Gettysburg is the story of the 50th of Catskill, The Jewish FedAnniversary Commemora- eration of North Eastern New tion of the original Battle of York and Columbia -Greene Gettysburg, which took place Community College present July 1-3, 1863. The program a free screening of the acwill examine how it took claimed film, The Last Goldfour years to plan the com- fish, at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 in the memoration event; the ob- Arts Center Theater, Columstacles of organizing such an bia-Greene Community Colevent including how in 1913 lege, 4400 Route 23, Hudson.

Told through a personal they would transport 54,000 aging veterans from every archive of photos and home state to the remote hamlet movies, The Last Goldfish, of Gettysburg in south cen- is the story of a daughter’s tral PA; how the U.S Army fed search for her family’s lost everyone at the event; what European roots beginning in the veterans did during the Nazi Germany and Kristallevent; the news coverage of nacht to their journey to the event at the time; the fa- Trinidad, and eventually set(518)in828-1616 Australia.Ext 2415 mous dignitaries at the com- tling The movie is a revelation memoration; and finally the emotional conclusion of the of how they got there and commemoration event. This why. Writer and director, Su program is free and open to Goldfish, is related to Temple

Israel congregant, Joyce Federman. Su will hold a question and answer session via Skype from Australia after the viewing. A Havdallah service ending the Sabbath will be conducted by Rabbi Zoe B. Zak, spiritual leader of Temple Israel of Catskill.

Light refreshments will be served.

PRATTSVILLE — The annual Veterans Day Bake Sale hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary Virgil E. Deyo Unit 1327 will be held at 9 a.m. Nov. 9 at Jim’s Great American, Prattsville.

All proceeds benefit LOCAL veterans and their families. Bake, buy or donate.

NOV. 10 CATSKILL — Catskill Elks Lodge, 41 North Jefferson Ave., Catskill, will serve a Veterans Breakfast 9-11 a.m.

Nov. 10. Free to veterans; all others, $7.

BALLSTON SPA — Free Spirit Fellowship, 1425 West High St., Ballston Spa, will honor all veterans at the 10:30 a.m. worship Nov. 10.

All are welcome. For information, call 518-885-3149.

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Adirondack Thunder defenseman Tommy Parran helps children decorate hockey goalie masks during the Halloween party at the Albany Ronald McDonald House on Oct. 27. Several members of the Capital Region’s only professional hockey team traveled from their home arena in Glens Falls to the Ronald McDonald House at 139 South Lake Ave., Albany to participate in the annual party held for local children.

Oasis Pages travels to Toronto for United Nations Day of the Girl RED HOOK - “Every girl has something to say,” said Grace Welker, creator of the Oasis Pages Diary.

The Oasis Pages gives teen girls private space to write, think, and be themselves, with prompts and questions and quotes to get them curious — no matter what their life circumstances.

On Oct. 11, in honor of International Day of the Girl by the United Nations, Welker travelled from New York to Canada to donate 55 Oasis Pages diaries to Covenant House Toronto, the largest agency in Canada serving youth who are homeless, trafficked, or

at-risk.

“We have 96 crisis beds and 28 long-term transitional housing rooms.

We’ll use the diaries for youth in our school, in transitional housing, and in crisis,” said Céline Callender, support services manager at Covenant House Toronto.

Covenant House Toronto offers housing options, health and well-being support, training and skill development, and ongoing care once youth move into the community.

Through their on-site school, youth can complete their high-school diploma in a supportive

environment tailored to their unique circumstances. The Job Skills program helps build confidence and communication skills.

“We are proud to be a small part of the work Covenant House is doing to address the very real needs of homeless teens in Toronto,” Welker said.

“Writing can help healing and everyone can learn to read and write their own self experience,” she added. “For young women in challenging circumstances, I think it’s really important to claim inner space, private time for self-reflection and self-expression.

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Dear Rusty: My husband retired at his full retirement age of 66. He qualified for Social Security but also qualified for Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Being so, he falls under the Windfall Offset Provision, and subsequently had his Social Security benefit reduced from around $900 to $450. His full CSRS benefit is $3,400. I have not claimed my Social Security benefit, but I expect it to be around $2,000 at my full retirement age of 66 in November. At my full retirement age could I collect half of his benefit and let mine grow until age 70? Or upon filing, am I forced to take my full benefit instead? If I can take half of his benefit, would it be half of his full benefit or half of the reduced benefit? Also, upon

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GLOOR claiming my benefit, would my husband be entitled to claim half, and thus increase what he is currently receiving on his own benefit? In addition, upon my death, would my husband qualify for my full Social Security benefit or is he subject to offset by the Windfall Offset or Government Pension Offset?

Signed: Confused About SS

Dear Confused: Because of your husband’s CSRS pension, his own Social Security benefit is reduced by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), and any spousal benefit he may be entitled to will be affected by the Government Pension Offset (GPO).

Both WEP and GPO are provisions which affect anyone with a pension from employment, which did not participate in the Social Security program.

GPO is the more severe of these two provisions, because it reduces any spousal (or survivor) benefit your husband might be entitled to by two-thirds of his CSRS pension, which means he will not be able to get a spousal benefit from you when you apply (two-thirds of his CSRS pension is more than he would get

as a spousal benefit). You, on the other hand, will be eligible (at your full retirement age, or “FRA,” of 66) to file a “Restricted Application for Spousal Benefits Only,” which will give you half of his WEP-reduced Social Security benefit (about $225/month).

You are eligible to use the restricted application because you were born before Jan. 2, 1954 (those born after Jan. 1, 1954, cannot use this option). By doing so, you can collect a spousal benefit from your husband while allowing your own SS retirement benefit to grow by 8% per year of delay (2/3rds of 1% per month of delay) up until you are 70 years of age, when your benefit amount will be 32% more than it would be at age 66. But when you claim your

benefit at age 70 your husband’s spousal benefit won’t be based on your increased amount, but rather upon your FRA benefit amount of $2,000, which means he still won’t get a spousal benefit due to the Government Pension Offset.

Finally, if you should predecease your husband, the GPO will also affect his survivor’s benefit, which is based on 100% of what you were receiving at your death (not on your FRA benefit). So using the numbers you provided, if your FRA benefit would be about $2,000 your age 70 benefit will be about $2640 (not including COLA increases). Since two-thirds of your husband’s CSRS pension is $2,268, he’d normally be entitled to the difference $372 as his survivor’s benefit. But since that amount

p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at Hensonville Town Building, 371 Route 296, Hensonville.

the ending of a relationship.

Grief is a very personal and individual emotion. Support groups provide many benefits to those who are grieving.

Those who are experiencing grief early on can connect with others in the group who have successfully managed their grief and are further along on their road to feeling happy once again. More information can be found at the face book page at Coxsackie Grief Support Group and also by contacting Jeffrey Haas at 518478-5414 or jhaasrph@aol. com.

Catskill and Columbia Memorial Health will host a Stroke Survivor and Caregiver monthly support group at 3 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, 154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. For information, call 518-943-5151.

is less than his own WEPreduced SS benefit, he won’t get a survivor’s benefit. The Federal CSRS plan has been replaced by the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) which participates in Social Security, so WEP and GPO do not apply to those who retire under FERS. This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit the website or email us.

n Senior Briefs We want to hear from you.

To send information to be included in Senior Briefs, email to editorial@thedailymail.net; mail to The Daily Mail, Atten: Senior Briefs, One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534; fax to 518-828-3870.

For information and questions, please call 518-828-1616 ext. 2490. We would like to have information at least two weeks in advance.

ATHENS SENIOR CITIZENS ATHENS — The Athens Senior Citizens meet at 1:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at the Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens.

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CAIRO GOLDEN AGERS CAIRO — The Cairo Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Acra Community Center, Route 23, Acra.

CATSKILL SILVER LININGS SENIORS CATSKILL — The Catskill Silver Linings Seniors meet at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Robert C. Antonelli Center, 15 Academy St.,

Catskill.

COXSACKIE AREA SENIORS COXSACKIE — The Coxsackie Area Seniors meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month in Van Heest Hall, Bethany Village, 800 Bethany Village, West Coxsackie.

SENIOR CITIZENS OF COXSACKIE COXSACKIE — The Senior Citizens of Coxsackie meet at 1:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at the Coxsackie Senior Center, 127 Mansion St., Coxsackie.

GREENVILLE GOLDEN YEARS CLUB GREENVILLE — The Greenville Golden Club meet at 1:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the American Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville.

MOUNTAIN TOP GOLDEN AGERS TANNERSVILLE — The Mountain Top Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at Tannersville Village Hall, 1 Park Lane, Tannersville.

WAJPL GOLDEN AGERS HENSONVILLE — The WAJPL Golden Agers meet at 1:30

COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER ATHENS — The Senior Angels’ fourth annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28 at the Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens.

Open to all seniors 60 and older. Doors open 11 a.m.; lunch served noon-2 p.m. There will be music, door prizes and conversation over coffee and pie 2-4 p.m. For information, or to donate to help offset costs, contact the Department of Human Services at 518-7193555 and ask to speak to Ken.

SUPPORT GROUPS COXSACKIE — A grief support group will start meeting at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Bethany Village in Coxsackie.

While the loss of a loved one is a common source of grief other reasons include the loss of a job, the death of a beloved pet, experiencing a major health challenge such as cancer and

CATSKILL — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 3 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at The Pines, Jefferson Heights, Catskill.

COXSACKIE — The Alzheimer’s Association holds support group meetings at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie.

CATSKILL — The Pines at

SHOPPING BUS CATSKILL — The Greene County Department of Human Services offers a shopping bus to Greene County residents 60 and older, living in the towns of Ashland, Athens, Cairo, Catskill, Coxsackie, Greenville, Hunter, Jewett, Prattsville and Windham. Seniors are picked up at their door, driven to Catskill for shopping and then have lunch at a local senior center before returning home. Special trips are scheduled periodically.

Monday: Mountain Top/ Catskill (Windham, Ashland, Prattsville, Jewett and Hunter).

Tuesday: Cairo/Greenville/ Catskill.

Wednesday: Athens/Coxsackie.

The Shopping Bus does not

run on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day (November), Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The trip to Colonie Center will be Dec. 20.

The following is the 2019 trips to Colonie Center. Trips are the third Thursday of the month. The cost is $10. Payment is due at time of departure/boarding. Nov. 21, Dec. 19. Reservations must be made no later than 3 p.m. of the Wednesday before the trip.

In addition, during snow or ice storms, it may be necessary for us to close our senior service centers because of hazardous driving conditions.

When we close the centers, we also cancel our transportation services for the day, which includes the Shopping Bus. Advance notice/reservation required for all shopping bus transportation. For information or to reserve a seat, call Janet at 518-719-3559.

n Senior Menu CATSKILL — The following is the weekly nutrition menu offered by the Greene County Department of Human Services’ Senior Nutrition Program. Served daily with each meal are bread or alternative with Promise Spread; low fat milk, coffee or tea.

All persons 60 and older and their spouses are invited.

Region A3 Opinion A4 for The suggested donation State/Nation A5 each meal is $4.

Obituaries The menu will be theA5 meal Sports B1 that is delivered to all Greene Comics/Advice B4-B5 County home bound B6-B7 meal cliClassiied ents. Those wishing to receive lunch at a center are asked to call the respective location at least a day in advance.

Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens; 518945-2700.

Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo; 518622-9898.

Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett; 518-2634392.

Washington Irving Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill; 518-943-1343.

Town of Coxsackie Senior

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NOV. 6 THROUGH NOV. 13 WEDNESDAY: Crab topped cod, mashed potatoes, spinach, fruit cocktail.

THURSDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, braised cabbage, sweet potatoes, lemon mousse.

FRIDAY: Cheese lasagna, fresh salad, Italian green beans, fresh pear.

MONDAY: Closed.

TUESDAY: Chicken Florentine casserole, Parisian mixed vegetables, parsley potatoes, vanilla pudding.

WEDNESDAY: Shepherd’s pie, broccoli, beet salad, peaches.

NOV. 13 THROUGH NOV. 20 WEDNESDAY: Shepherd’s pie, broccoli, beet salad, peaches.

THURSDAY: Baked ziti, fresh salad, Italian mixed vegetables, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Braised beef tips with mushrooms, buttered noodles, California mixed vegetables, apple crisp.

MONDAY: Chicken Divan,

rice, peas and carrots, tropical fruit mix.

TUESDAY: Salmon with dill sauce, brown rice pilaf, spinach, mandarin oranges.

WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey with gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, carrot coins, pumpkin pie.

NOV. 20 THROUGH NOV. 27 WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey with gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, carrot coins, pumpkin pie.

THURSDAY: Broccoli and cheddar quiche, green beans, hash brown potatoes, fruited gelatin.

FRIDAY: Seafood scampi over linguini, Italian mixed vegetables, orange juice, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Chili con carne, brown rice, wax beans, fruit cocktail.

TUESDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, California mixed vegetables, chocolate mousse.

WEDNESDAY: Apple glazed pork chops, brussels sprouts, winter squash, spice cake.

NOV. 27 THROUGH DEC. 4 WEDNESDAY: Apple glazed pork chops, brussels sprouts, winter squash, spice cake.

THURSDAY: Closed.

FRIDAY: Turkey burger with peppers and onions, carrots, fresh salad, scalloped potatoes, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Sweet and sour pork, brown rice, broccoli, tropical mixed fruit.

TUESDAY: Crab topped cod, beets, sweet potatoes, mandarin oranges.

WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, green beans, mashed potatoes, oatmeal raisin cookie.

DEC. 4 THROUGH DEC. 11 WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, green beans, mashed potatoes, oatmeal raisin cookie.

THURSDAY: Chicken divan, rice, wax beans, fresh salad, tomato juice, pumpkin pudding.

FRIDAY: Chef’s choice, cauliflower, grape yogurt parfait.

MONDAY: Spaghetti with sausage, Italian mixed

vegetables, lemon mousse.

TUESDAY: Barbecue chicken, mashed potatoes, spinach, fruited gelatin.

WEDNESDAY: Beer battered fish, rice pilaf, broccoli, birthday cupcakes.

DEC. 11 THROUGH DEC. 18 WEDNESDAY: Beer battered fish, rice pilaf, broccoli, birthday cupcakes.

THURSDAY: Fresh ham with gravy, applesauce, brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, ambrosia.

FRIDAY: Chef’s salad, beet salad, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Macaroni and cheese, 3 bean salad, stewed tomatoes, fruit cocktail.

TUESDAY: Taco bake, Spanish rice, corn, lima beans and carrot mix, pears.

WEDNESDAY: Beef pot roast with gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach puff, apple pie.

DEC. 18 THROUGH DEC. 25 WEDNESDAY: Beef pot roast with gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach puff, apple pie.

THURSDAY: Chicken cacciatore, linguini, Italian mixed vegetables, tiramisu.

FRIDAY: Pulled pork, beans and rice, green beans, cole slaw with carrots, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Stuffed shells with sausage, Italian mixed vegetables, mandarin oranges and pineapple.

TUESDAY: Baked chicken with gravy, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, vanilla pudding with nutmeg topping, eggnog.

WEDNESDAY: Closed.

DEC. 25 THROUGH JAN. 1 WEDNESDAY: Closed.

THURSDAY: Beef burgundy, buttered noodles, broccoli, white cake with crushed candy cane on top.

FRIDAY: Pepper steak, zucchini, fresh salad, baked potato, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Vegetable lasagna, Italian beans, broccoli, peaches.

TUESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, carrots, mashed potatoes, yogurt parfait.

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gender identity as protected classes. The newly proposed rule would reverse that regulation, and could take effect as early as Monday, prior to a 30day comment period, which is expected to be followed by the new rule being finalized.

Opponents say this rule would not only be discriminatory, but would also hurt children.

“Our concern is regarding the reduced pool of safe and loving homes that foster children are going to have access to,” said Daniele Girard, staff attorney at Children’s Rights, a national watchdog organization advocating on behalf of abused and neglected children.

“There’s already a severe shortage of foster homes.”

There are over 440,000 children in the foster care system across the country, and over 19,000 in New York, according to the New York-based nonprofit Family Equality Council.

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and have additional ballots available,” Bogardus said.

“I’m currently estimating it cost about $30,000.”

Bogardus said Tuesday he does not believe the goal of early voting was achieved.

“If new people were participating or we were increasing the voter turnout, maybe I would have a different view,” he said. “The turnout was soft at best. Two percent of enrolled voters participated.

For the cost of the program verses the marginal benefit, I think it was a waste of time

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Rivero and K-9 Deputy Jason Garvey, who spotted the alleged incident while on patrol.

Deputies found more than 18 grams of prescription opioids on Johnson as they were taking her into custody, according to the sheriff’s office.

Johnson had been seen by

COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA • THE DAILY MAIL A recent survey published by the organization also found the rate of LGBTQ family formation has significantly increased over the past few years, and is expected to continue to rise.

In addition, reports by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law have found that one in five LGBTQ couples are raising adopted children, compared to just 3 percent of different-sex couples.

To Denise Brogan-Kator, chief policy officer for Family Equality, these numbers clearly demonstrate that there would be severe consequences if LGBTQ families were to be closed out of foster care and adoption services.

“You can see there is a significant impact, that LGBTQ prospective families — qualified, loving families — are a significant number of prospective families in the adoption and foster care system,” she said.

Brogan-Kantor also criticized that the proposed rule would allow foster care and adoption agencies to say that taking care of children in their system “is subservient to our religious belief that same-sex

couples shouldn’t be raising children.”

The White House has since refuted that argument, telling The New York Times in a statement Saturday that “the federal government should not be in the business of forcing child welfare providers to choose between helping children and their faith.”

The Family Research Council, a nonprofit that supports Christian and socially conservative issues, applauded the proposed rule.

“Under the proposed HHS rule, faith-based adoption providers will no longer have to choose between abandoning their faith or abandoning homeless children because the government disapproves of their views on marriage,” Council President Tony Perkins said in a statement.

While Perkins said reversing the rule would combat discrimination against people’s religious beliefs, others say that it would open the floodgates to discrimination on multiple grounds.

“This federal government is using taxpayer-funded

dollars to promote a license to discriminate against LGBTQ couples, and in doing so they’re also drawing in other people like Jews and Catholics,” said Girard, who added such situations have already happened in the past. “Once you open Pandora’s Box it’s very difficult to control it.”

In addition to litigation brought forward by state governments, advocates are hoping to push back against the rule with comments during the 30day window before it becomes final.

They are also looking to other proposed legislation that would trump barriers to adoption LGBTQ families face, such as the Every Child Deserves a Family Act sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., in 2015.

The New York Office of Children and Family Services did not wish to comment on pending litigation.

Massarah Mikati covers the New York State Legislature and immigration for Johnson Newspaper Corp. Email her at mmikati@columbiagreenemedia. com, or find her on Twitter @ massarahmikati.

and money. The people who voted, had a history of voting — they are not new voters.”

Columbia County offered early voting during the week at three polling locations: the County Building, 401 State St., Hudson; Martin H. Glynn Municipal Building, Valatie; and Copake Town Hall, 230 Mountain View Road, Copake.

Columbia County Election Commissioner Virginia Martin described the early voting preparations as “resourceintensive,” although she did not have an estimate Tuesday of how much the transition was costing the county.

Columbia County had the highest percentage of

early voters in the state, Martin said, with 7.5% or 3,371 of the 45,201 registered voters voting early.

“I think voters found early voting to be very convenient and they liked it very much,” Martin said. “The board is very happy to be able to make voting convenient and easy.

There is no denying, though, that it represented an outsized effort for our board, and it’s clear to me that with the number of staff that we have now, we will not be able to sustain another round of early voting. Most staff have been working 12-, 15-, even 19-hour days every single day since Oct. 25 and some since Columbus Day, including of

course not only the holiday but Saturdays and Sundays, without a break.”

Martin commended the board of elections staff for its hard work.

“They’ve risen to the challenge and have worked tirelessly, but that’s far too much to expect of anyone,” Martin said. “There will be three elections next year where we’ll again have nine days of early voting — the presidential primary in April, the federal and state primary in June and of course the November general election. We must take the needs of our staff into account as we head into 2020.”

witnesses at the nursing and rehabilitation facility earlier that night, police said.

Johnson’s license was suspended nine times for various reasons, including failure to answer a summons, police said. Johnson was charged with misdemeanor aggravated unlicensed operation after she drove with a suspended license.

Jay Lawrence, director of corporate business development of the Grand Healthcare System, said

Tuesday that the investigation is ongoing, and staff is “100 percent cooperating with governing authorities.”

Lawrence added that the investigation is in its early stages.

A woman who answered the phone at the nursing and rehabilitation center Tuesday said no one in the administration, including Administrator Akiva Shapiro, was available for comment.

The woman immediately hung up the phone after a

request to leave a message for the administrators.

Also assisting with the investigation are Skype and Logue and deputies Jordan Brahm, Jerald Rowell and John Sullivan.

Johnson is due to reappear in Kinderhook Town Court on Nov. 6.

Obama’s former EPA chief takes the helm of environmental group that sued Trump Juliet Eilperin The Washington Post

An environmental group that’s sued the Trump administration nearly 100 times announced Tuesday that it has hired Gina McCarthy, who headed the Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama, as its new president and chief executive officer.

In a phone interview Tuesday, McCarthy, who headed EPA during Obama’s second term, said she was joining the Natural Resources Defense Council to fight for stronger environmental protections and address the challenge of climate change.

“I really didn’t want to sit on the sidelines. So the question was where to go,” she said, adding that the current administration “is trying to undo not only fundamental protections that have been in place under multiple administrations, but it’s undermining the science and the work of scientists to protect the environment and the public.”

She added that she’s particularly concerned about policies aimed at limiting the kind of scientific studies that can be used in rulemaking and those that change the makeup of scientific advisory boards, as well as plans to relocate agencies outside of Washington. “It’s not as much about the rollbacks, but it’s diminishing the capacity of federal agencies to do their job.”

McCarthy, who served as EPA’s air policy chief for four years before becoming administrator in 2013, helped craft many of the landmark climate policies that the current administration is now unraveling.

She also worked on the 2015 Paris climate accord, which the United States formally began withdrawing from on Monday.

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2500, or send an email to apurcell@thedailymail.net, or tweet to @amandajpurcell.

Since Donald Trump has taken office, NRDC has emerged as one of the most aggressive groups challenging its work to roll back federal climate rules as well as other policies aimed at promoting energy exploration and other forms of development. It has sued the federal government 96 times on issues ranging from endangered species to energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs. According to the group, it has won 54 of the 59 cases that have been resolved so far.

McCarthy, a Massachusetts native who was hailed by conservationists but criticized by many energy industry officials during her time in office, has criticized Trump and his deputies. After leaving the Obama administration, she joined the faculty of Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health as a public health professor.

Alan Horn, who chairs NRDC’s Board of Trustees, said in a statement, “Gina McCarthy is one of the most effective environmental champions of our time. She knows better than anyone what we can - and must - do to combat climate change and ensure all communities can thrive.”

Asked whether her decision to join NRDC reflects the close relationship and access environmental groups had to Obama officials, McCarthy said that the organization sued her multiple times even though they shared similar goals.

“They found ways to sue me all the time, which is probably a good thing,” she said, adding that her decision to join the staff was based on its 50-year advocacy record. “It wasn’t about prior relationships. It was about prior history.”

2020 Democrats lead Trump by virtually unprecedented margins in a new poll Aaron Blake The Washington Post A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows President Donald Trump trailing former vice president Joe Biden by his biggest margin in any national poll since March: 17 points.

It shows him trailing Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., by his biggest margin to date in any poll (by far): 15 points.

And it also shows his deficit to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is tied for the largest to date, 14 points.

The biggest takeaway, though, may be that there doesn’t seem to be much difference in whom the Democrats nominate. As Democrats anxious to “just win, baby” confront some tough choices in the months ahead, there are indications that the differences among the candidates matter less and less to the final result.

That doesn’t mean that will always be the case, it bears emphasizing. Swing voters may not be terribly in tune with the very liberal policies of Warren, for example, and could eventually be turned against her. Likewise, Biden’s uneven campaign could make him less electable if he makes the general election.

There is so much we don’t know about what lies ahead.

But for now, the differences among the candidates appear to be narrowing.

Early in the race, Biden was leading by as much as double digits, while the other candidates were in closer races with Trump - or even virtually tied.

A Post-ABC poll earlier this

summer, for instance, showed Biden ahead of Trump by 10 points, but Sanders virtually tied (+1) and Warren deadlocked.

Trump even showed small, statistically insignificant leads on Warren in some polls, including a CNN poll and a Fox News poll.

But that Fox poll, from July, is the last high-quality national poll to show anything but a Warren lead. And most recent polls have shown a narrowing of how the three leading Democratic candidates run against Trump.

A CNN poll had Biden +10, Sanders +9 and Warren +8. An NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll that tested just Biden and Warren showed Biden +9 and Warren +8.

And there’s another finding from the new Post-ABC poll that suggests little difference

in who the Democratic nominee is. The poll asked voters whether they would be less likely to vote if any of the three candidates mentioned above was the Democratic nominee.

Among Democratic-leaning voters, about the same percentage said they would “definitely vote” if the nominee were Biden (83 percent), Sanders (83 percent) and Warren (82 percent).

(There was also little difference in Republican-leaning voters, despite theories that Warren or Sanders might spur higher conservative turnout.)

There were some interesting differences when it comes to age groups. The youngest voters - ages 18 to 29 - were more likely to turn out if the nominee was Sanders (74 percent would “definitely vote”) vs. Biden (65

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percent) and Warren (61 percent). But on balance, the numbers even out. And as we see in the head-to-heads, the end result is becoming more indistinguishable. That’s in large part because the three top candidates all lead by about the same margin among political independents - Biden +15, Sanders +18 and Warren +17.

It might be time to confront the idea that early assertions about Biden’s superior

electability were largely based on name ID and the fact that he had been vice president. As Warren has become better known, she has steadily approached the kind of numbers Biden shows in the general election.

That doesn’t mean it will always be this way, and the electoral college structure might make things more competitive in a general election. There’s new polling this week from the New York Times and Sienna

that shows Biden is favored over Trump in most battleground states, where Sanders or Warren were more likely to trail Trump.

And the actual campaign will matter a great deal, as it always does - but at least for now, it’s looking like whoever the Democrats nominate would start out as about the same type of favorite.

From there, it’s up to Democrats to deduce who might wear better in the general election.

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The Catskill/Cairo-Durham modified football team, under the direction of head coach Lou Jobson, offensive coordinator Bo Favicchio and defensive coordinators Alex Cabbagestalk and Joe Montgomery, recently completed a perfect 7-0 season.

Carlos Beltran says he welcomes the challenges of managing the Mets Danielle Allentuck The New York Times News Service

NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran went through five rounds of interviews in a month to become the New York Mets’ manager. He also set aside memories of conflict during his playing years with the Mets and concerns about the unusual pressures of running a New York team.

“I’ve had headaches for 20 years,” Beltran, 42, said with a smile Monday, when the Mets formally introduced him as their new manager. “Let them continue.”

He was referring to his 20 seasons as a player, almost seven of them spent with the Mets. A nine-time All-Star, Beltran hit 435 home runs in his career and won three Gold Glove awards.

He has never been a manager or a coach at any level of the game. After ending his playing career in 2017, when he won a World Series ring with the Houston Astros, Beltran

became a special adviser to the New York Yankees’ general manager, Brian Cashman. That same year, the Yankees interviewed Beltran for their open managing job but chose Aaron Boone, a former player who moved directly from the broadcast booth without coaching or managing experience.

“When I first got the interview with the Yankees before this one, I wasn’t prepared,” Beltran said.

“That caught me off guard because I was coming out of retirement to that.

But this time, after understanding and seeing where baseball is going and the things that are important, an opportunity came, and I was like, ‘OK, maybe I can be the guy for that opportunity.’ “ The Mets took a similar risk last year when they hired Brodie Van Wagenen, a longtime player agent who had never run a team, as their general See METS B3

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Chatham won its third consecutive Section II Class girls tennis championship recently with a 4-3 victory over Maple Hill.

Chatham tennis wins third straight Section II title Columbia-Greene Media

CHATHAM — Another successful season for the Chatham girls tennis team came to an end recently with a victory in the Section II Class tennis championship.

The Section II thitle was the third in as many years for coach Michael Griggs’ Panthers.

Chatham finished the regul season with a 13-2 record, both losses coming at the hands of Maple Hill. The third time proved to be the charm for the Panthers

who topped the Wildcats, 4-3, in the Class C final to claim another Section II title.

“I was really pleased with how the season ended,” Griggs said. “We lost 5 seniors from last year and many of the girls made the jump from exhibition to scoring positions. There were many injuries throughout the season and I was really worried they would set the team back, but the girls stepped up and we ended the season with a great overall record and a solid No. 2 seed in the Section II team tournament.

“We had a rematch of last year’s Sectional Finals against Schoharie in the Semi’s. Coach French (Scoharie’s coach) has a really talented squad and I was really impressed in how my girls performed as we were able to pull off the victory.

We played the finals at ICC against Maple Hill. Maple Hill dominated throughout the season and ended with a perfect regular-season record. They are well-coached by Coach Ryan and fierce See TENNIS B3

Knicks still searching for the right lineup Harvey Araton The New York Times News Service

NEW YORK — Of the five point guards selected among the first nine picks of the 2017 NBA draft, two are on the current New York Knicks team coached by David Fizdale. Unfortunately for him, neither is named De’Aaron Fox. Excellence at the position is widely thought to be essential in the contemporary high-octane pro game, though exceptions to the rule exist, primarily in locales with an allpurpose, positionless, franchise-level talent. Think LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard with the Lakers and the Clippers in Los Angeles, and Luka Doncic with Dallas.

Leave it to the Knicks to have wound up with two

third-year point guards who have already convinced many league observers that neither has the skills or the mindset to permanently lead a quality team. The positional quandary is a microcosm of the roster mishmash created over time by a series of unfortunate — and not atypical — organizational events.

Frank Ntilikina, the French import, is defensively adroit, a contributor of intangibles the box score does not record, but, with the ball, selfless to the point of squeamish. Dennis Smith Jr. is an athletic marvel sorely lacking in conventional playmaking qualities, and with a suspect jumper to boot.

Merge them and you might have a player bearing some resemblance to Fox, whose

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New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale reacts to play against the Sacramento Kings during a recent game at Madison Square Garden.

speed dribble and southpaw savvy were dominant as his

Sacramento Kings crushed the Knicks on Sunday night at

Madison Square Garden, 11392. The blowout dropped the Knicks to 1-6 for a young season that began with promises of 1990s-era combativeness and — after years of unsightly play — restorative competitiveness.

In the aforementioned 2017 point guard class, Fox was picked after Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball and before Ntilikina and Smith, but he is the only one considered to be a rising star with his original team. Three (Fultz, Ball and Smith) have been traded and critically downgraded. Ntilikina — while starting the Knicks’ past two games because Smith has been on bereavement leave and Elfrid Payton is injured — has watched everyone but Walt Frazier trotted

out ahead of him the past two years.

Fox, conversely, was handed the ball in Sacramento a handful of games into his rookie season, during which he averaged 11.6 points and 4.4 assists while shooting 41% (30% on 3-pointers) on a 27win team. He made mistakes, played through them, and all the numbers rose significantly for the 39-43 Kings of 2018-19.

“I think that it lets you build your confidence — that you can make a mistake and it’s fine, it’s what’s the next play going to be,” Fox said after torching the Knicks for 24 points and six assists.

Ntilikina was no match for him after two early fouls, See KNICKS B3

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Pro football NFL American Football Conference East W L T Pct PF New England 8 1 0 .889 270 Buffalo 6 2 0 .750 158 N.Y. Jets 1 7 0 .125 96 Miami 1 7 0 .125 103 South W L T Pct PF Houston 6 3 0 .667 238 Indianapolis 5 3 0 .625 182 Tennessee 4 5 0 .444 168 Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 176 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 251 Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 176 Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 152 Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 124 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 6 3 0 .667 252 Oakland 4 4 0 .500 182 L.A. Chargers 4 5 0 .444 183 Denver 3 6 0 .333 149 National Football Conference East W L T Pct PF Dallas 5 3 0 .625 227 Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 224 N.Y. Giants 2 7 0 .222 176 Washington 1 8 0 .111 108 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 7 1 0 .875 195 Carolina 5 3 0 .625 209 Tampa Bay 2 6 0 .250 230 Atlanta 1 7 0 .125 165 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 7 2 0 .778 226 Minnesota 6 3 0 .667 234 Detroit 3 4 1 .438 204 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 142 West W L T Pct PF San Francisco 8 0 01.000 235 Seattle 7 2 0 .778 248 L.A. Rams 5 3 0 .625 214 Arizona 3 5 1 .389 195 Week 9 Thursday, Ost. 31 San Francisco 28, Arizona 25 Sunday’s games Houston 26, Jacksonville 3 Buffalo 24, Washington 9 Carolina 30, Tennessee 20 Kansas City 26, Minnesota 23 Miami 26, N.Y. Jets 18 Philadelphia 22, Chicago 14 Pittsburgh 26, Indianapolis 24 Seattle 40, Tampa Bay 34, OT Oakland 31, Detroit 24 Denver 24, Cleveland 19 L.A. Chargers 26, Green Bay 11 Baltimore 37, New England 20 Monday’s game Dallas 37, N.Y. Giants 18 Week 10 Thursday’s game L.A. Chargers at Oakland, 8:20 p.m.

PA 98 131 211 256 PA 191 177 165 189 PA 176 169 205 210 PA 204 216 168 170 PA 142 213 255 219 PA 156 204 252 250 PA 189 158 217 144 PA 102 230 174 251

Cowboys 37, Giants 18 Dallas N.Y. Giants

3 10 3 21 — 37 3 9 3 3 — 18

First Quarter NYG—Rosas 21 yard field goal, 13:23.

DAL—Maher 35 yard field goal, 8:19.

Second Quarter NYG—Latimer 1 yard pass from Dn.Jones(Kick failed), 11:55.

NYG—Rosas 25 yard field goal, 2:50.

DAL—Jarwin 42 yard pass from Prescott (Maher kick), 0:52.

DAL—Maher 52 yard field goal, 0:00.

Third Quarter DAL—Maher 28 yard field goal, 4:43.

NYG—Rosas 26 yard field goal, 0:27.

Fourth Quarter DAL—Gallup 15 yard pass from Prescott (Maher kick), 12:40.

NYG—Rosas 29 yard field goal, 11:50.

DAL—A.Cooper 45 yard pass from Prescott (Maher kick), 7:56.

DAL—J.Lewis 63 yard fumble return/recovery (Maher kick), 0:06.

A—76,107.

TEAM STATISTICS DAL NYG First Downs 24 20 Total Net Yards 429 271 Rushes-Yds 30-172 22-100 Passing 257 171 Sacked-Yds Lost 0-0 5-39 Comp-Att-Int 22-35-1 26-41-1 Punts 2-40.0 3-47.3 Punt Returns 2-24 1-15 Kickoff Returns 3-31 7-186 Interceptions Ret. 1-29 1-7 Penalties-Yards 10-104 8-71 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 Time of Possession 28:04 31:56 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-DAL, E.Elliott 23-139, Pollard 3-21, Prescott 3-12, Cobb 1-0. NYG, Dn.Jones 6-54, S.Barkley 14-28, G.Tate 1-16, Engram 1-2.

PASSING-DAL, Prescott 22-35-1-257. NYG, Dn.Jones 26-41-1-210.

RECEIVING-DAL, Witten 8-58, Cobb 6-35, A.Cooper 4-80, Gallup 2-33, Jarwin 1-42, Pollard 1-9. NYG, S.Barkley 6-67, Engram 6-48, G.Tate 6-42, Fowler 3-22, Ellison 2-17, Latimer 2-8, Slayton 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-DAL, Maher 1. NYG, None

Bills 24, Redskins 9 Washington Buffalo

0 6 3 0 — 9 10 7 0 7 — 24

First Quarter BUF—Beasley 6 yard pass from Js.Allen (Hauschka kick), 8:19.

BUF—Hauschka 42 yard field goal, 0:23.

Second Quarter WAS—Du.Hopkins 29 yard field goal, 10:42.

BUF—Js.Allen 1 yard rush (Hauschka kick), 4:45.

WAS—Du.Hopkins 33 yard field goal, 0:32.

Third Quarter WAS—Du.Hopkins 39 yard field goal, 1:21.

Fourth Quarter BUF—Singletary 2 yard rush (Hauschka kick), 2:21.

TEAM STATISTICS WAS BUF First Downs 12 18 Total Net Yards 243 268 Rushes-Yds 23-127 39-122 Passing 116 146 Sacked-Yds Lost 4-28 2-14 Comp-Att-Int 15-22-0 14-20-0 Punts 5-34.4 3-40.0 Punt Returns 1-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns 3-56 2-90 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-15 2-20 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 Time of Possession 28:13 31:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-WAS, A.Peterson 18-108, Haskins 3-14, Smallwood 2-5. BUF, Singletary 20-95, Gore 11-15, Js.Allen 8-12.

PASSING-WAS, Haskins 15-22-0-144. BUF, Js.Allen 14-20-0-160.

RECEIVING-WAS, P.Richardson Jr. 4-42, T.McLaurin 4-39, Smallwood 2-(minus 2), A.Peterson 1-22, Sprinkle 1-16, Sims Jr. 1-12, T.Quinn 1-9, K.Harmon 1-6. BUF, Jo.Brown 4-76, Singletary 3-45, McKenzie 3-12, Da.Knox 2-14, Beasley 2-13.

Dolphins 26, Jets 18 N.Y. Jets Miami

7 5 3 3 — 18 0 21 3 2 — 26

First Quarter NYJ—Crowder 12 yard pass from Darnold (Ficken kick), 9:37.

Second Quarter MIA—Pr.Williams 12 yard pass from R.Fitzpatrick (J.Sanders kick), 14:48.

MIA—D.Parker 17 yard pass from R.Fitzpatrick (J.Sanders kick), 6:14.

MIA—Pr.Williams 5 yard pass from R.Fitzpatrick (J.Sanders kick), 1:51.

NYJ—R.Fitzpatrick tackle in end zone from Burgess, 0:47.

NYJ—Ficken 52 yard field goal, 0:02.

Third Quarter NYJ—Ficken 40 yard field goal, 6:46.

MIA—J.Sanders 26 yard field goal, 1:00.

Fourth Quarter MIA—Safety, fumble o.b. in end zone, 6:29.

NYJ—Ficken 29 yard field goal, 0:15.

TEAM STATISTICS NYJ MIA First Downs 17 22 Total Net Yards 321 316 Rushes-Yds 21-83 24-50 Passing 238 266 Sacked-Yds Lost 3-22 4-22 Comp-Att-Int 27-39-1 24-36-0 Punts 4-44.0 4-41.5 Punt Returns 0-0 2-19 Kickoff Returns 2-103 4-50 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 10-105 6-51 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Time of Possession 28:46 31:14 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-NYJ, L.Bell 17-66, Powell 2-16, Darnold 2-1. MIA, M.Walton 12-29, Ballage 7-19, R.Fitzpatrick 5-2.

PASSING-NYJ, Darnold 27-39-1-260. MIA, R.Fitzpatrick 24-36-0-288.

RECEIVING-NYJ, Crowder 8-83, L.Bell 8-55,

R.Griffin 6-50, Rb.Anderson 2-33, D.Thomas 2-19, V.Smith 1-20. MIA, Gesicki 6-95, Pr.Williams 5-72, D.Parker 4-57, J.Grant 3-33, M.Walton 3-12, Hurns 2-16, A.Wilson 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-NYJ, Ficken 1. MIA, J.Sanders 1

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Today’s games Indiana at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Miami at Denver, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s games New York at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m.

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A majority of the Washington Nationals visited President Donald Trump for Monday’s ceremony at the White House, though it wasn’t a landslide for the District of Columbia’s home team.

While seven of the players on the Nationals’ 25-man active roster for World Series roster didn’t attend, Trump did get a kick out of veteran catcher Kurt Suzuki, and perhaps a vote of confidence.

Called to the South Lawn podium by the president as the Nationals continued celebrating their World Series title after finishing off the Houston Astros in seven games last week, the 36-year-old Suzuki wore a red “Make America Great Again” hat.

A symbol of Trump’s presidential campaign that he and his supporters wore ahead of the election, the hat apparently made the president’s day. He gave a huge hug to Suzuki, who stretched out his arms and said, “I love you all. I love you all. Thank you.”

After shaking hands with Suzuki, who totaled 17 homers and 63 RBI in 85 regular-season games for the Nationals, Trump said, “What a job he did. I didn’t know that was going to happen.”

Trump probably didn’t know he would get booed by the hometown crowd at Game 5 in Nationals Park, either. Trump has also met with the 2017 champion Houston Astros and the 2018 champion Boston Red Sox, although a number of Red Sox players as well as manager Alex Cora skipped that visit. But everyone in attendance Monday

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President Donald Trump hugs Washington Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki at the podium during a ceremony honoring the 2019 World Series champion Nationals on the Truman Balcony on the South Lawn at The White House.

seemed to be on the president’s side.

That included Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who gifted the president with a No. 45 jersey with Trump’s name on the back.

“This is an incredible honor I’d like to think none of us will ever forget,” Zimmerman said. “We’d also like to thank you for keeping everyone here safe in our country and continuing to make America the greatest country to live in the world.”

The seven no-shows Monday included highly outspoken reliever Sean Doolittle, along with

fellow pitchers Joe Ross, Javy Guerra and Wander Suero, third baseman Anthony Rendon and outfielders Victor Robles and Michael A. Taylor.

On Friday, Doolittle told the Washington Post he would not attend, a stance in opposition of the president’s policies and ongoing rhetoric.

“There’s a lot of things, policies that I disagree with, but at the end of the day, it has more to do with the divisive rhetoric and the enabling of conspiracy theories and widening the divide in this country,” Doolittle said in The Washington Post interview.

“At the end of the day, as much as I wanted to be there with my teammates and share that experience with my teammates, I can’t do it. I just can’t do it.”

On Monday, Trump stuck mostly to the Nationals’ accomplishments, though he did manage to include a bit of political business.

“America fell in love with Nats baseball. That’s all they wanted to talk about,” Trump said before a pause. “That and impeachment. I like Nats baseball much more.”

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GOLD GLOVE WINNERS AMERICAN LEAGUE First base: Matt Olson, Oakland Second base: Yolmer Sanchez, Chicago White Sox Third base: Matt Chapman, Oakland Shortstop: Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Left field: Alex Gordon, Kansas City Center field: Kevin Kiermaier, Tampa Bay Right field: Mookie Betts, Boston Catcher: Roberto Perez, Cleveland Pitcher: Mike Leake, Seattle (traded to Arizona) NATIONAL LEAGUE First base: Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs Second base: Kolten Wong, St. Louis Third base: Nolan Arenado, Colorado Shortstop: Nick Ahmed, Arizona Left field: David Peralta, Arizona Center field: Lorenzo Cain, Milwaukee Right field: Cody Bellinger, L.A. Dodgers Catcher: J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher: Zack Greinke, Arizona (traded to Houston)

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 14 11 1 1 1 24 Buffalo 15 9 4 1 1 20 Florida 14 7 3 1 3 18 Toronto 15 7 5 2 1 17 Montreal 14 7 5 1 1 16 Tampa Bay 13 6 5 2 0 14 Ottawa 13 4 8 0 1 9 Detroit 16 4 11 1 0 9 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 16 11 2 3 0 25 NY Islanders 13 10 3 0 0 20 Carolina 14 9 4 1 0 19 Pittsburgh 15 8 6 1 0 17 Philadelphia 13 6 5 0 2 14 Columbus 14 5 6 3 0 13 NY Rangers 12 5 6 1 0 11 New Jersey 12 3 5 1 3 10 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 15 9 3 2 1 21 Nashville 15 9 4 1 1 20 Colorado 14 8 4 2 0 18 Winnipeg 15 8 7 0 0 16 Dallas 16 7 8 0 1 15 Chicago 13 4 6 2 1 11 Minnesota 14 4 9 1 0 9 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Edmonton 16 10 4 1 1 22 Vancouver 14 9 3 1 1 20 Arizona 14 9 4 1 0 19 Anaheim 16 9 6 1 0 19 Vegas 15 8 5 2 0 18 Calgary 17 8 7 2 0 18 Los Angeles 14 5 9 0 0 10 San Jose 15 4 10 1 0 9 Sunday’s games Washington 4, Calgary 2 Chicago 3, Anaheim 2, OT Monday’s games Boston 6, Pittsburgh 4 Ottawa 6, NY Rangers 2 Nashville 6, Detroit 1 Arizona 3, Edmonton 2, OT Today’s games Ottawa at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Vegas at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Arizona at Calgary, 9 p.m.

St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

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Transactions FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Arizona Cardinals - Cut RB Alfred Morris.

Atlanta Falcons - Activated DT Jacob TuiotiMariner from the practice squad. Reassigned assistant head coach and wide receivers coach Raheem Morris to secondary coach. Reassigned assistant special teams coach and offensive assistant coach Bernie Parmalee to running backs coach. Reassigned running backs coach Dave Brock to receivers coach. Signed P Ryan Allen.

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Chicago Bears - Cut TE Bradley Sowell. Waived LB James Vaughters.

Third baseman Anthony Rendon, who helped lead the Washington Nationals to their first World Series championship, is a finalist for the National League Most Valuable Player award.

The three candidates for each of Major League Baseball’s top eight individual honors – American League and NL MVP, AL and NL Cy Young Award, AL and NL Rookie of the Year and AL and NL Manager of the Year – were announced Monday evening.

Voting for all of the awards was completed prior to the postseason, which culminated with the Nationals beating the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the World Series.

Rendon and one of the NL Cy Young Award candidates, Houston Astros right-hander Gerrit Cole, are two of the top free agents on the market this winter.

In the race for NL MVP, Rendon is vying with last year’s winner, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich, and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger.

Rendon topped the majors with 126 RBIs and tied for an NL-high with 44 doubles while batting .319 with 34 homers. Bellinger was third in the NL with 47 homers and seventh with 115 RBIs to go with a .305 average and a Gold Glove for his play in right field. Yelich topped the NL with a .329 average, a .429 on-base percentage and a .671 slugging percentage. He also added 44 homers and 97 RBIs before his season ended Sept. 10 due to a broken kneecap.

The AL MVP candidates are Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout, a two-time winner and four-time runner-up; Astros third baseman Alex Bregman and

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Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon (6) hits a solo home run against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning in game seven of the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park.

Oakland A’s shortstop Marcus Semien.

Bregman hit .296 with 41 homers (tied for third in the AL) and 112 RBIs (fifth) while leading the majors with 119 walks.

Trout sustained a season-ending foot injury on Sept. 7 but still wound up leading the AL with a .438 on-base percentage and a .645 slugging percentage to go with a .291 average, 45 homers (second in the AL) and 104 RBIs. Semien, who has never made an All-Star team, posted career highs with a .285 average, 33 homers and 92 RBIs. Cole and Astros teammate Justin Verlander are joined by Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Charlie Morton as the finalists for the AL Cy Young Award. Verlander won the award in 2011 while with the Detroit Tigers.

Cole finished 20-5 with a 2.50 ERA, going 16-0 with a 1.78 ERA over his last 22 starts. He also topped the majors with 326 strikeouts. Verlander led the majors in wins while going 21-6 with

a 2.58 ERA and 300 strikeouts (second to Cole), and he led the majors with 223 innings pitched.

Morton went 16-6 with a 3.05 ERA in 33 starts and a career-high 240 strikeouts.

The NL Cy Young Award nominees are Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer, New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom and Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu. The 2018 honor went to deGrom while Scherzer is a three-time Cy Young winner (one in the AL with the Tigers and two in the NL with the Nationals).

Scherzer went 11-7 with a 2.92 ERA and 243 strikeouts in 172 1/3 innings. DeGrom posted an 11-8 record with a 2.43 ERA (second in majors) and a league-best 255 strikeouts in 204 innings. Ryu was the NL ERA champion at 2.32 while going 14-5 in 29 starts.

The Astros also have a candidate for AL Rookie of the Year, designated hitter/outfielder Yordan Alvarez, along with Rays second baseman/outfielder Brandon Lowe and Baltimore Orioles

left-hander John Means.

Alvarez ranked second among AL rookies in both homers (27) and RBIs (78) while batting .313 with a .655 slugging percentage after arriving in the majors on June 9. Lowe hit .270 with 17 homers and 51 RBIs in just 82 games. Means led AL rookies in wins by going 12-11 with a 3.60 ERA. The 2019 major league home run champion Pete Alonso, the New York Mets first baseman, is among the finalists for NL Rookie of the Year. Alonso’s 53 home runs set a single-season record for rookies. The other NL Rookie finalists are Atlanta Braves righthander Mike Sorotka and San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. Soroka finished tied for second among NL rookies in wins, going 13-4 with a 2.68 ERA (third overall in NL). Tatis hit a team-high .317 with 22 homers, 55 RBIs and 16 steals.

The AL Manager of the Year finalists are first-year Minnesota Twins skipper Rocco Baldelli as well as the New York Yankees’ Aaron Boone and the Rays’ Kevin Cash. The NL Manager of the Year finalists are the Brewers’ Craig Counsell, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Mike Shildt and the Atlanta Braves’ Brian Snitker.

Baldelli guided the Twins to a 101-61 record and the AL Central title. Boone’s Yankees went 103-59 despite having a majorleague-record 30 players spend time on the injured list. Cash’s Rays went 96-66 and earned a wild-card playoff berth.

Counsell led the Brewers to a 89-73 record and a wild card despite the loss of Yelich in September. Shildt’s Cardinals won the NL Central with a 91-71 mark.

Snitker steered the Braves to a 9765 record and the NL East crown.

Yankees won’t give Gregorius a qualifying offer James Wagner The New York Times News Service

NEW YORK — A player not named Didi Gregorius may be a shortstop for the New York Yankees next season. On Monday, the deadline for MLB teams to make qualifying offers, the Yankees declined to extend a oneyear, $17.8 million deal to Gregorius, who has been a vital player for them over the past five seasons.

Gregorius will enter the free agent market as the best available player at his position; the Yankees can still resign him, but they will not be obliged to pay a set amount.

Had Gregorius received a qualifying offer and declined, the Yankees would have received a draft pick as compensation if he

signed with another team. Now any team can sign Gregorius, who will be 30 next season, without having to compensate the Yankees.

Gregorius replaced Derek Jeter as the Yankees’ everyday shortstop in 2015. After a rough first season, he blossomed into a valuable all-around player. From 2016 to 2018, he hit .277 and averaged 24 homers, while playing stout defense.

He had a down season in 2019, after missing the first two months season recovering from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.

He hit .238 with 16 homers and regressed defensively.

In Gregorius’ absence, Gleyber Torres moved over from second base to capably fill in at shortstop, and he could play there again next season if necessary.

Over the weekend, the Yankees and closer Aroldis Chapman reached a contract extension that will keep him in New York through the 2022 season. Chapman had the right to opt out of the remaining two years of his deal (with $30 million left) Saturday and to seek a larger contract elsewhere.

The compromise: The Yankees tacked on another year worth $18 million, bringing the total compensation to three years and $48 million. Although Chapman gave up the deciding homer in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros, he posted a 2.21 ERA and saved 37 games during the regular season.

“New York, I told you I wasn’t going anywhere!” Chapman posted on Twitter in English and Spanish.

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New York Yankees former player Carlos Beltran (left) talks to general manager Brian Cashman during batting practice before game four of the 2019 ALCS against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium.

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manager. “When I made the switch a year ago, it wasn’t something I needed to do,� Van Wagenen said. “Carlos didn’t need a job.

Carlos didn’t want a job. Carlos wanted this job. That was powerful in our process.�

The Mets were willing to gamble on Beltran, Van Wagenen said, because of the reputation he had built as a thoughtful teammate. “I think not only did he listen, he mentored,� Van Wagenen said. “Sometimes with star players, its easy just to hang out with star players, and that’s not something Carlos did. Carlos was there to serve.�

In his position with the Yankees, Beltran said he helped bridge the gap among the front office, the analytics department and the players. He said that he had also learned the best way to present information to a team and that he had mentored young teammates, especially Spanishspeaking players. Beltran, who was raised in Puerto Rico, is the Mets’ first Latino manager.

Before he decided to pursue the Mets’ job, Beltran said, he reached out to people he trusted, like Astros manager A.J. Hinch, about what it’s like to lead a major league team.

He also asked for advice from some of his former Mets teammates, Carlos Delgado, Jose Reyes and Pedro Martinez.

Beltran’s hiring was somewhat surprising given his contentious history with Mets ownership. In particular, he had a falling-out with Jeff Wilpon, who is the chief operating officer as well as part of the ownership family, in 2010 over a decision to have knee surgery.

Beltran said Monday that he and the owners had moved past that trouble. His wife, Jessica Beltran, who attended the introductory news conference with the couple’s three children, added: “Sometimes

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we have miscommunication with our family that separate us. I think this is not anything different. I think we had our moments when we didn’t communicate well when Carlos was a player with the Mets organization, the ownership.�

Beltran will replace Mickey Callaway, who was fired last month after failing to make the playoffs in both of his seasons at the helm. At the news conference, Beltran was asked frequently how he expected to interact with Van Wagenen, who had never hired a manager before. “You have to understand that when you’re a manager, literally your GM has to be your best friend,� Beltran said. “You have to communicate with him in a way where you have to be honest, have to be open, have to be able to have tough conversations.�

The team has not announced the coaching staff and has no timeline for completing that process. Beltran said that he wanted an experienced staff and that Terry Collins — who was the Mets’ manager from 2011 to 2017 and currently is a special assistant to Van Wagenen — had reached out to offer assistance.

Beltran will take over a team that surged late in the 2019 season, finishing at 86-76, and has an enviable core of stars.

First baseman Pete Alonso is expected to be named the National League Rookie of the Year this month; pitcher Jacob deGrom has a chance to repeat as the winner of the NL’s Cy Young Award; and utility player Jeff McNeil contended for the batting title.

Beltran said that he planned to reach out to every player in the coming weeks and that he planned to build relationships with the players before they arrive in Florida for spring training. “I understand what players like, what they don’t like,� he said. “I just hope I can create a culture that is positive and fun. Because at the end of the day, baseball should be fun.�

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especially within a switching Knicks defense with poor rotations. Fox was a late scratch from the United States team that was beaten by France in the quarterfinals of the recent FIBA World Cup, but, like many others, took notice of Ntilikina’s stout defense on Kemba Walker and the big shots he drained late for France to help seal the upset. “I definitely thought he was going to take that momentum and bring it here,� Fox said. “I haven’t talked to him all that much, don’t know his personality, but my personality is to go get it. As an athletic point guard, getting two feet into the paint, trying to get to your spot, rise up. He’s a long, tall point guard, and I think he should use his length even more.�

Good advice — hopefully it’s being delivered by Fizdale.

expecting to see the same lineup as this year.�

Some individual highlights for the Panthers, No. 1 singles player Jahnyah Armstrong lost two matches during the regular season to Maple Hills Rebecca Roe, but defeated her in the Section II Finals.

Armstrong, just an eighth grader, was ranked ninth overall in the Section 2 Tournament.

No. 2 singles player Lily

Nowak (junior) went undefeated in the number 2 spot despite some early season injuries; No. 3 singles player Anna Miles (freshman co- captain) missed several matches with an injury, but had a great season nonetheless; No. 4 Hannah Spock (junior) made the biggest leap in ranking from last year and was impressive throughout the season and No. 5 Sonam Verma (junior) served as the team’s

co- captain.

Also back next year will be the No. 1 doudble team of Emma Crosby (junior) and Callie Barlow (junior) and the No. 2 doubles team of Emma Witaszek (junior) and Carissa Palladino (junior). Freshman Izzy Spencer and junior Cristy Gearing will also be returning with a year’s worth of experience under their belts.

It’s impossible when evaluating Ntilikina and Smith not to recall, or lament, their presence in New York as a result of trademark management misadventure. In a betrayal of ownership logic, the drafting of Ntilikina was presided over

by Phil Jackson shortly before he was canned as team president by James L. Dolan for threatening to trade Kristaps Porzingis, who was then the franchise crown jewel. Smith, along with future draft picks and salary cap space, was acquired after Dolan gave the green light on trading Porzingis to Dallas for having the nerve to express his disgust over such franchise chaos.

Got that? This Knicks history haunts them, from one management team to the next. Fizdale, for his part, exacerbates the specter of instability with his chronic lineup tinkering. Players notch 30 minutes one night and then disappear into the coach’s witness protection program the next.

On Sunday night, Fizdale decided to start Bobby Portis

over Mitchell Robinson at center, leaving the Knicks with no rim protection and no ability to energetically defend the perimeter — a Robinson specialty — in switches. By the time Robinson appeared, the Knicks were down nine and, soon after, out.

In fairness to Fizdale, he’s in a most unenviable position, with a roster reconstruction that — no matter how much the front office crowed about its Plan B after the snubbing of the most desirable free agents — was comparable to handing out free tickets to passersby to fill an empty theater minutes before curtain. His team is an amalgam of youngsters the front office expects him to develop and veterans on short-term deals (and mostly from losing teams) who expect to play.

What is the right mix to produce enough wins to steer the ship forward and keep Fizdale’s job secure? Who knows if there is one? The good news is that the Knicks appear to be in no imminent danger of losing the city to

the Kevin Durant-less Nets, who have staggered out of the gate. The Knicks also have a bunch of upcoming games that should be winnable if they play as they did in losing at the buzzer Friday night in Boston.

The best news, of course, has been the rapid emergence of R.J. Barrett, who is providing solid evidence of future stardom, provided the coach remembers that nurturing talent is part of developing it.

Fizdale snapped when questioned why Barrett, among the league leaders in minutes played, reached 40 minutes on Sunday night in garbage time, noting that the team had a day off Monday.

He also said people needed to stop focusing on load management. “Latrell Sprewell averaged 42 minutes for a season,� he said. “This kid’s 19 years old. Drop it.�

Counterpoint well taken. And if that’s a problem, it’s the least of them for the Knicks.

Will Adam Gase be one-and-done as Jets coach?

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Adam Gase is only eight games into his Jets coaching career and he’s already answering questions about his job security.

Jets fans and sports talk radio hosts believe there should be no question. They feel Gase should have been fired after a 26-18 loss Sunday to previously winless Miami dropped the Jets to 1-7.

Acting Jets owner Christopher Johnson has final say on that. But Johnson hasn’t said anything to reporters since June. He speaks to Gase every day, and the embattled coach feels badly that he’s not delivering the results that he promised to Johnson. “Always when we lose a game, I feel like I let him down and I haven’t got us to where I was hoping we’d be at at this point,� Gase said on a conference call Monday. “He understands that he’s going to get everything I have day in and day out to try to work things out and keep fighting and try to find a way to win games.�

It’s been a real struggle for the Jets, who aren’t even showing signs of improvement.

The Dolphins marched up and down the field against coordinator Gregg Williams’ defense. Sam Darnold continues to make bad decisions and costly turnovers — he’s thrown eight interceptions in the last three games. And Gase is not making in-game adjustments the way teams are against the Jets.

In the last two games, the Jets got in the end zone on their opening drives.

They’ve scored three touchdowns total in those games.

The Dolphins entered having allowed 34 points per game and lost their top corner Xavien Howard for the season the previous game.

That’s why Gase, who had been hailed as an offensive genius and quarterback whisperer, is fielding questions about his future as Jets coach. “It’s just something I don’t really focus on,� Gase said. “My job is to try to get the team prepared every week, get them ready to go, get them focused on the game that we have to play. “One and seven is not fun to go through. Things haven’t gone the way we wanted to. It happens in

the NFL sometimes. Unfortunately, we’re going through it right now. All I can focus on is we’ll be better from having to go through this.�

When Gase left the field in Miami, where he coached the previous three seasons, there were chants of “Fire Gase.�

They could grow louder this weekend against the Giants at MetLife Stadium, especially if their execution woes

continue. “It sucks to say now that we’re 1-7, but we’re right there,� Darnold said. “We just have to clean up some things and we’ll be OK.�

General manager Joe Douglas, who has a relationship with Gase, said last week that he has faith that he’s the right coach for the Jets and Darnold. But the results tell a different story.

Things weren’t going to change overnight for a team that has missed the playoffs eight consecutive years. No one could have imagined it being this bad, though.

Gase said he hasn’t talked to Johnson about needing more than one year or if he’s received assurances that he would get a second season to prove he can get things moving in the right direction.

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Greenville Fire District No. 1 WHEREAS; In accordance with Article 11-A of LEGAL NOTICE OF the New York State General Municipal Law, FIRE DISTRICT ELECresidents of the Greenville Fire District No.1 ap- TION ELECTION proved a proposition during 1991 to establish a ANNUAL Defined Contribution Service Award Program, OF THE GREENVILLE effective January 1, 1991, for active volunteer FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 firefighters of the Greenville Fire District No. 1; PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the annual and, WHEREAS; such Service Award Program is ad- election of the Greenministered by the Board of Fire Commissioners, ville Fire District No. 1 and provides that an active volunteer firefighter will take place on Deearns a $240 Service Award contribution for cember 10, 2019 beeach calendar year, beginning on or after Janu- tween the hours of 6 ary 1, 1991 during which the volunteer firefighter p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Firehouse earns 50 or more points under the Service Greenville located in Greenville, Award Program Point System; and, WHEREAS; Article 11-A currently allows annual Greene County, New Service Award contributions to be as much as York for the purpose of electing: $700; and, WHEREAS; Article 11-A authorizes the Board of * One Fire CommisFire Commissioners of the Greenville Fire Dis- sioner for a five (5) year trict No. 1 to seek voter approval of amend- term commencing on ments to the Service Award Program that will January 1, 2020 and improve Service Award Program benefits and ending December 31, thereby are intended to help the Greenville Fire 2024.

District No. 1 recruit and retain active volunteer * One Fire Commissioner for a two (2) firefighters; year unexpired term Now, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, That: The Board of Fire Commissioners of the Green- commencing on Januville Fire District No. 1 , as authorized by Article ary 1, 2020 and ending 11-A of the New York State General Municipal December 31, 2021.

Law §216, directs that there shall be a public All duly registered resireferendum of eligible voters of the Greenville dents of the Greenville Fire District No. 1, in an election to be held on Fire District No. 1 shall Tuesday, December 10, 2019, to determine be eligible to vote. whether the Greenville Fire District No. 1 Ser- Persons must have vice Award Program shall be amended effective registered with the January 1, 2020 to increase the annual Service County Board of ElecAward contribution from $240 to $500 for each tions by November 18, calendar year beginning after December 31, 2019.

2019 during which an active volunteer firefighter Cayla Scirico earns a year of service credit under the Point Secretary Greenville Fire District System.

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All other provisions of the Greenville Fire District SSNY shall mail proNo. 1 Service Award Program which required cess to: the Company, voter approval shall not change and the pro- 167 Billingswood gram shall continue to be administered by the Point, Athens, NY Greenville Fire District No. 1 in accordance with 12015. Purpose: any Article 11-A of the New York State General Mu- lawful activities. nicipal Law as such law is amended from time to time.

Notice of Formation of Commissioner Eric Bear moved, 20 GREENSBURGH Commissioner Theodore Nugent seconded, and POINT, LLC. Arts. of the Board of Commissioners voted as follows: Org. filed with Secy. of YES NO State of NY (SSNY) on Commissioner Theodore Nugent YES 09/26/19. Office locaCommissioner Eric Bear YES tion: Greene County.

Commissioner Edward McQuillen YES SSNY designated as Commissioner Orloff Bear YES agent of LLC upon Harts Arts LLC, a do- INFORMATIONAL MEETING mestic LLC, filed with The Village Board will be holding an Informathe SSNY on October tional Meeting prior to the regular Village 31, 2019. Office loca- Board Meeting on November 13 , 2019 at tion: Columbia County, 6:30PM in the Village Clerk's office in the NY. SSNY is designat- Community Center building located at 2 First ed as agent upon Street, regarding the possibility of constructwhom process against ing a new DPW building. The Public will be the LLC may be given the opportunity to discuss this project served.

SSNY shall and ask questions of the Village Board. mail process to PO Box 495, Ghent, NY whom process against 12075.

Purpose: LEGAL NOTICE Article it may be served. of Organization was General business purfiled with SSNY on SSNY shall mail proposes.

10/10/2019 for Hugs cess to: the Company, Rock, LLC, located in 20 Greensburgh Point, Greene County. SSNY Athens, NY 12015. designated as agent of Purpose: any lawful the LLC upon whom activities. any process against it NOTICE OF Formation may be served. SSNY of 233 BILLINGSshall mail copy of the WOOD POINT, LLC. process to the LLC. 75 Arts. of Org. filed with Malden Ave., Palenville Secy. of State of NY

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Office location: Greene County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, 233 Billingswood Point, Athens, NY 12015. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of formation of a Limited Liability Company. Unique Nutrition LLC. Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/23/2019.

Office location: Columbia County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 197 Morner Rd, Rensselaer, New York 12144. Purpose: The Limited Liability Company is formed for any lawful purpose or purposes.

Notice of formation of Piez-I-Know, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/11/2019.

Office location, County of Columbia. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, PO Box 217, Stuyvesant Falls, NY 12174. Purpose: any lawful act, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Town of Lexington Planning Board shall conduct a public hearing on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the Municipal Building, 3542 Route 42, Lexington, NY, with another pub-

lic hearing scheduled on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 6:30 PM at which time the regular Planning Board Meeting will immediately follow. The purpose of said hearing is to consider the proposed Windham Falls Recovery project located at, 2774 & 2804 Route 42, tax map # 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 2 - 3 6 , 144.00-2-37, & 144.00-2-14.2.

Interested parties are encouraged to attend. If you are unable to attend you may participate through written & signed correspondence which will become part of the record and used in conjunction with other information. Mail correspondence to the Planning Board at PO Box 30, Lexington, NY 12452 by November 22, 2019.

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By Order of the Lexington Planning Board Charlotte Jaeger, Secretary NOTICE TO BIDDERS Special Education Transportation The Board of Education, Cairo-Durham Central School District, Cairo, New York, hereby invites the submission of sealed bids to furnish transportation for a Special Education Transportation run for the 2019-2020 school year. Bids will be received no later than Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the District Office, Main Street, Cairo, New York at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, KEYBANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTOPHER L. MILLER A/K/A CHRISTOPHER MILLER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on September 23, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Supreme Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534 on November 20, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., premises known as 88 Royal Road, Stuyvesant, NY 12173. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Stockport, County of Columbia and State of New York, Section 72.4, Block 2 and Lot 23.

Approximate amount of judgment is $167,487.41 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 13043-2018.

Yorden Huban, Esq., Referee Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP, 200 John James Audubon Parkway, Suite 202, Amherst, New York 14228, Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST STEVEN D. HOROWITZ, PATRICIA A. CAMERON, et al., Defendant(s)

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 29, 2007 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Lobby of the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, City of Catskill in the County of Greene, State of New York, on December 10, 2019 at 10:00AM, premises known as 8 BARTELS LANE, CATSKILL, NY 12414.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Catskill, County of Greene and State of New York, SECTION 138.01, BLOCK 2, LOT 18.1.

Approximate amount of judgment $228,034.75 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 1187/07.

JAMES E. GROSS, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF THE GREENVILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO.1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Greenville Fire District No. 1 will accept petitions for Fire District Office until November 20, 2019.

Said petitions must be filed with the Secretary of the Fire District, Cayla Scirico, no later than November 20, 2019.

The Annual Fire District Election will be held on December 10, 2019.

Petitions may be obtained by calling 518567-2998.

Cayla Scirico Secretary Greenville Fire District No. 1 PUBLIC NOTICE ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CRARYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE Annual Election of the Craryville Fire District will take place on December 10, 2019 between the hours of 6:00pm and 9:00pm at the Craryville Fire house located on Cty. Rt 7, for the purpose of electing one (1) Commissioner for a five (5) year term, commencing on January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2024.

All voters registered with the Columbia Board of Elections on or before November 18, 2019 shall be eligible to vote.

Candidates for District Office shall file their names with the Secretary of the Craryville Fire District no later than twenty days before the election, November 20, 2019.

Barbara L. Scutt Secretary, Board of Fire Commissioners Craryville Fire District PO Box 154 Craryville, NY 12521 PUBLIC NOTICE The Clermont Planning Board and Zoning Board of ZBA will hold a joint Public Hearing on the following application: Alex Wenner is applying to convert an existing barn for a Brewery and Tasting Room, located at 485 Lasher Road, Tax Map ID# 200.-1-1.200, The Public Hearing will be held Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 7:30pm at the Clermont Town Hall, 1795 Route 9, Germantown, NY. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Desiree M. Webber, Secretary PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF CLAVERACK The Town Board of the Town of Claverack, Columbia County, New York, will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, November 14, 2019, 6:45 p.m., at the Town Hall, #836 Rte. #217, Mellenville, New York.

This will be in regards to the 2020 Budget and will include the following Elected Officials’ salaries: S u p e r v i s o r $ 1 2 , 2 3 2 . 0 0 Councilpersons (4) $ 4 , 6 0 0 . 0 0 Town Justices (2) $ 1 3 , 8 5 8 . 0 0 Tax Collector $ 1 1 , 0 9 9 . 0 0 Town Clerk $ 2 8 , 2 3 7 . 0 0 of Superintendent H i g h w a y s $58,796.00 Mary J. Hoose Town Clerk/Tax Collector Town of Claverack

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF HILLSDALE NOTICE OF OPEN SEAT ON HILLSDALE PLANNING BOARD The Planning Board meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 PM in the Hillsdale Town Hall.

The charter of the Board is to review and guide proposed development projects so that they are in compliance with the concepts, philosophy and regulations set forth in the Hillsdale Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance. The Planning Board is therefore committed to maintaining the rural character of Hillsdale and protecting its environment.

Please submit a letter of interest by November 15 to: Veronique Fabio, Hillsdale Deputy Clerk, 2609 State Route 23, P.O. Box 305, Hillsdale, NY 12529, or e-mail: DeputyHillsdaleTC@fairpoint.net By order of the Town Board, Kathi Doolan, Town Clerk REGISTRATION NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Commissioners of the Greenville Fire District No. 1, having therefore appointed a Board of Elections to comply with the voting procedures set forth in Section 175-a of the Town Law hereby designate the 26th day of November 2019, as the date of the meeting of the Board of Elections to prepare registration rolls for the Annual Election of the Greenville Fire District No. 1.

Such meeting shall take place at the Firehouse Greenville between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on that date. Persons residing in the Greenville Fire District No. 1 who are registered with the County Board of Elections no later than November 18, 2019 may vote at the annual Fire District Election on December 10, 2019.

To determine if your name appears on the register of voters for the Greenville Fire District No. 1, you may call the Greenville Firehouse during these hours.

The phone number is 966-8911.

Cayla Scirico Secretary Greenville Fire District No. 1 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF GREENE STATE OF NEW YORK MORTGAGE AGENCY Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES F. WATKINS A/K/A JAMES E. WATKINS A/K/A JAMES WATKINS, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Greene County on September 20, 2019, I, Max Zacker, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on December 11, 2019 at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street, Village of Catskill, County of Greene, State of New York, at 9:00 A.M., the premises described as follows: 6 Ingalside Road Greenville, NY 12083 SBL No.: 24.01-2-4 ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Greenville, County of Greene, and State of New York The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 20190067 in the amount of $197,082.34 plus interest and costs.

Kristin M. Bolduc, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff's Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Rochester, New York 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 The Greenport Fire Commission will be accepting proposals for the following District Positions for the year 2020.

Fire District Secretary Fire DIstrict Treasurer Fire District Janitor Fire District Handyman Lawn Mowing Service Submit proposals to the Greenport Fire Commission, PO Box 41, Hudson, NY 12534 no later than December 6, 2019.

Peter J. Groll, District Secretary The Greenport Fire District to hold the annual commissioner

elections on December 10, 2019 from 6 PM to 9 PM at Greenport Fire station #1, 216 Green Street, Hudson, NY 12534.

ONE Five year term, and ONE unexpired term to be filled.

Peter J. Groll, District Secretary The Hillsdale Town Board is accepting applications through 11/30/2019 for the following positions: Member, Zoning Board Chair (5-year term).

The Zoning Board meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7:30 pm in the Hillsdale Town Hall. There is no compensation for this position. Interested applicants are invited to submit their resumes to the Hillsdale Town Clerk, PO Box 305, Hillsdale, NY 12529, or by email to Z o n i n g b o a r d @ f a i rpoint.net TO: DOROTHY BLEAU and CAMERON COLEMAN, who are distributees or heirs at law of FRANKLIN JUNE, a/k/a FRANKLIN D. JUNE, deceased, such person being the niece and nephew of the decedent, if living on April 13, 2019, the date of decedent's death, or if they died after that date, then to their executors, administrators, heirs, distributees and all persons interest in their estates, their names and addresses, if any, being unknown.

The foregoing Citation is served upon you by publication pursuant to Order of Hon. Richard M. Koweek, Judge of the Surrogate’s Court of Columbia County, New York, dated the 18th day of October, 2019, and filed with the petition and other papers in the office of the Clerk of the said Surrogate’s Court at Hudson, New York.

The object of the proceeding is to probate the Last Will and Testament of FRANKLIN JUNE a/k/a FRANKLIN D. JUNE, dated November 5, 2009, and the issuance of Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of FRANKLIN JUNE a/k/a FRANKLIN D. JUNE, lately domiciled at 105 Apple Lane, Claverack, New York 12513 in the County of Columbia, deceased, to JAMES DECROSTA, 105 Apple Lane, Claverack, New York 12513.

Dated: October 18, 2019 FREEMAN HOWARD, PC Attorneys for Petitioner Office and Post Office Address 441 East Allen Street Post Office Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534 Telephone No. (518) 828-2021 CITATION File No. 2019-191 TO: SURROGATE’S COURT, COLUMBIA COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent DOROTHY BLEAU and CAMERON COLEMAN, who are distributees or heirs at law of FRANKLIN JUNE, a/k/a FRANKLIN D. JUNE, deceased, such person being the niece and nephew of the decedent, if living on April 13, 2019, the date of decedent's death, or if they died after that date, then to their executors, administrators, heirs, distributees and all persons interest in their estates, their names and addresses, if any, being unknown. A petition having been duly filed by James DeCrosta who is/are domiciled at 105 Apple Lane, Claverack, NY 12513 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Columbia County, at Columbia County Court House, Hudson , New York, on December 12, 2019 , at 1:00 o’clock in the after noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Franklin June, aka Franklin D. June lately domiciled at 105 Apple Lane, Claverack, New York 12513, United States admitting to probate a Will dated November 5, 2009 (and Codicil(s), if any, dated a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Franklin June deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letters Testamentary issue to James DeCrosta

Dated, Attested and Sealed, HON. RICHARD M. KOWEEK Surrogate October 18, 2019 Chief Clerk s/Kimberly Jorgensen Kimberly Jorgensen Andrew B. Howard, Esq. Print Name of Attorney Freeman Howard, PC 441 E. Allen Street, Hudson, New York 12534 (518) 828-2021 h o w a rd @ f re e m a n h o ward.com Note: This citation is sserved upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested.

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NFL midseason award picks, from MVP to rookies of the year John Clayton The Washington Post

It’s been a fascinating first half to the 2019 NFL season. The NFC has been the dominating conference, the league’s bad teams have been especially terrible, and there are quarterbacks 26 years or younger starting all over the place.

With nine weeks in the books and eight more to go before the playoffs, we decided to take stock of the races for all of the NFL’s major individual awards.

Most valuable player: Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson deserves consideration here, after a stellar performance in taking down the previously unbeaten New England Patriots on Sunday night with a 37-20 victory.

But Wilson also delivered on Sunday, showing again why he should be considered the leading candidate for the league’s MVP award.

He brought his team back after it fell into a 21-7 hole against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, engineering a would-be game-winning drive that resulted in a missed field goal as time expired, and then an actual game-winning touchdown in overtime of the 40-34 win. It was a leagueleading fourth time this season he produced a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime.

For the season, Wilson has completed 68.3 percent of his passes, and thrown for 8.6 yards per attempt and 22 touchdowns versus just one interception. His quarterback rating Sunday was 133.7. Since 2012, he’s had 20 games in which he had a 130 quarterback rating or better. That tops Drew Brees’ 19.

Wilson is carrying a team whose defense simply can’t shut down any opponent, and the Seahawks are very much in the playoff mix at 7-2.

Coach of the year: Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints This one is pretty easy. When starter Drew Brees suffered a broken thumb, Teddy Bridgewater came off the bench and led New Orleans to a 5-0 record before Brees came back and threw for 373 yards in a 22-point win over the Arizona Cardinals.

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) passes against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during Sunday’s game at CenturyLink Field.

It put on display just how well-coached the 7-1 Saints are, and reminded that they are the most complete team in football. The defense allows just 19.5 points per game, stifling opposing running games and getting pressure on quarterbacks.

But what puts Payton over the top is his playcalling, which put Bridgewater in position to succeed by getting the ball out quickly and used creativity to take advantage of playmakers like Alvin Kamara, Michael Thomas and Taysom Hill. Bridgewater completed 67.7 percent of his passes and had nine touchdowns with only two interceptions.

With Brees back, the Saints have a great chance to be the No. 1 in the NFC as long as they can sneak ahead of the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers, who have one of the league’s toughest closing schedules. The Saints’ schedule is much more manageable.

Offensive player of the year: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers

This is always a tough award to project, because the MVP almost always goes to the league’s top quarterback, so we’ll focus on the best non-quarterback here. Through nine weeks, that has been McCaffrey, who is the most complete back in football.

He has helped the Panthers to a 5-3 start and five wins in the past six games under backup quarterback Kyle Allen, and is putting up historic numbers. McCaffery joined Jim Brown and Matt Forte as the only players to put up 150 or more yards from scrimmage in six of his first eight games in a single season. He has rushed for a total of 861 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 5.3 yards per carry, and he has caught 42 passes for 363 yards and three touchdowns.

He’s on pace for a 1,500-plus yard rushing season and more than 2,000 combined yards.

McCaffrey’s dual running and pass-catching ability has kept the Panthers in the wild-card playoff race without injured quarterback Cam Newton.

Defensive player of the year: Aaron Donald, DT, Los Angeles Rams This is the most wide-open race of the awards. Sack leaders Shaquil Barrett of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns and Chandler Jones of the Arizona Cardinals all play for losing teams. San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa (more on him later) and New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore probably deserve consideration, too.

But when in doubt, go with the best pure defensive player, and that’s Donald. He remains unblockable. With five sacks and two forced fumbles, he is unlikely to come close to last year’s 20-and-a-half sacks, but Donald continues to win the eye test. Even when he goes up against double- and triple-team blocks, he still wins.

Offensive rookie of the year: Josh Jacobs, RB, Oakland Raiders A case can be made for Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, the draft’s No. 1 pick, who recently led a defense-starved team on a three-game winning streak. But we’ll go with Jacobs, who has helped the Raiders get off to a 4-4 start. His 120-yard game in Sunday’s win over the Detroit Lions was representative of what he’s been doing all season, rushing for 4.9 yards per carry for a total of 740 yards.

He has helped Coach Jon Gruden establish a physical personality on offense, a big part of the Raiders’ surprising start.

Defensive rookie of the year: Nick Bosa, DE, San Francisco 49ers This is the easiest award to choose. The Niners were the second-worst team in football last year, and thanks to the additions of Bosa and Dee Ford, they are now 7-0 and favorites to not just win the NFC West, but compete for the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Bosa entered the NFL with flawless technique and great overall pass-rushing ability, and he has recorded seven sacks and an interception while helping transform a 49ers defense that is allowing just 11 points per game.

Many thought before the draft that Bosa was the best player in his class, and he has lived up to that billing.

A black cat delayed an NFL game and Giants’ rookies gaining invaluable playing Kevin Harlan’s call was purr-fect experience

Cindy Boren

The Washington Post

Bob Glauber

When the going gets weird at a game, you’ve got to hope that Kevin Harlan is there to call it. Luckily, he was present when a black cat ran onto the field during “Monday Night Football.”

Play stopped as the cat, displaying a high motor and, well, catlike reflexes, scampered around the field at MetLife Stadium, delaying the game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.

“He’s walking to the three,” Harlan deadpanned on the Westwood One broadcast. “He’s at the two, and the cat is in the CDW red zone!”

Yes, he worked a sponsor’s plug into the viral moment.

“Policemen and state troopers have come onto the field, and the cat runs into the end zone!” he continued, growling, “THAT IS A TOUCHDOWN! And the cat is elusive, kind of like [running backs Saquon] Barkley and [Ezekiel] Elliott, but he doesn’t know where to go!”

The cat briefly ran into the stands, in a feline variant of the Lambeau Leap, then returned to the field and scampered up the tunnel. [We pause briefly to report that the cat has not been found, but that MetLife Stadium officials promised to take it to a veterinarian when he/she is.]

The touchdown did not count, of course, because although the kitty broke the imaginary plane of the goal line, it did not have possession of the ball at the time.

Duh. Also, the NFL probably is going to fine it for violating its game-day uniform rules.

As for the game, B.C. (Before Cat), the Giants were leading. After the interlude, the Cowboys outscored them, 34-9, and

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Monday night’s game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys is delayed as officials try to remove a black cat from the field during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium.

won, 37-18, with owner Jerry Jones, naturally, finding a way to make this all about him.

“I haven’t seen one glare at me that far away before. I know he was looking at me the whole time he was out there,” Jones said (via The Athletic). “But things did kind of change when that black cat came. What was amazing to me was how few people wanted to go grab him.”

The call was catnip for CDW, telling The Washington Post in an email that it was “awed by this cat’s inspiring display of athleticism, proving what can happen when talent, hard work and opportunity meet.

And Kevin’s instant-classic play call will no doubt be studied by aspiring announcers for years to come. On another note, we are now shifting our marketing dollars to catbased activities and sponsorships.”

“I ran,” the Cowboys’ DeMarcus

Lawrence admitted. “I hate cats,” but knew that the Giants’ luck had turned.

“Game over. If a black cat runs on the damn field on a ‘Monday Night Football,’ you might want to call it quits, bro. Y’all’s luck is terrible.”

Jabrill Peppers of the Giants could not disagree. “I ain’t superstitious or nothing, but any time I saw a black cat or it went across me growing up, something bad happened,” he said. “I kind of grew out of it now, but I still don’t like ‘em. I wasn’t gonna go out there and get it.”

Quarterback Dak Prescott isn’t superstitious, but “wasn’t getting near it.” Elliott had a good excuse - he’s allergic to cats.

Receiver Amari Cooper said was “kind of happy about that because it came around the time that my knee was hurting so I was thinking I had a little bit more time to get this thing right.”

Stoops on Florida State speculation: ‘I guess it’s better than the alternative’ Josh Moore Lexington Herald-Leader

Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops during his regularly scheduled Monday news conference addressed speculation that he would be on Florida State’s list of candidates for its newly vacant football job.

In summary: It’s flattering, but right now his focus is on UK and getting the Wildcats ready for their Saturday bout with Tennessee at Kroger Field.

“It’s something that you don’t really want to address in-season,” Stoops said.

“Y’know, I guess it’s better than the alternative. For us,

and myself, it’s 100% concentration on Tennessee. That’s all I want. That’s all I want our team to focus on. That’s all you can do. I guess, with success, you’re gonna have some of that.”

Stoops referenced UK men’s basketball coach John Calipari, and the annual conversation surrounding his job status that occurs.

“This is six and a half years I’ve sit here and listened to Coach Cal and every year he’s going to the NBA, right?”

Stoops said with a laugh. “So, you just dismiss it and concentrate on the things you can control. I’m not going to get into speculation. I’m gonna

talk about the University of Kentucky and Tennessee.”

Florida State on Sunday fired Willie Taggart, who was in the second year of a sixyear, $30 million contract.

Stoops, who’s in his seventh season as the Wildcats’ skipper, said “there’s no need” to address speculation about FSU with his players this week.

“Our players know where my heart’s at and where my focus is, I can promise you,” he said.

He acknowledged that the recruitment of future players is an area wherein speculation needs to be addressed.

“It probably affects that a little bit more, just in the fact of what goes on in this world

and social media and all that,” Stoops said. “And I don’t mean to be so old that I can’t understand that, but it’s just a little bit absurd how fast things go, and people like to get out in front of their skis really far in that world. That just needs to be addressed, nothing that we can’t handle. That’s a fair assessment, maybe with recruiting more than anybody else, cause I can promise ya the guys in our building, they’re not going to worry about anything except getting ready for Tennessee.

“So all the folks that’ll think it’s gonna be a distraction, I promise you it won’t.”

Trying to build a football team from the bottom up is never an easy proposition, as the Giants are finding out now that Daniel Jones has been anointed as their quarterback of the present and the future. They come out of Monday night’s game against the Cowboys with a 2-7 record, a testament to the inevitable struggles teams go through with a first-year quarterback.

But if there’s one stat the Giants can hang their hat on as they slog through another losing season, it’s this: Coming into Week 9, the Giants had the most snaps – by far – played by rookies of any team in the NFL. They were at 2,907, outdistancing the Jaguars (2,418), Raiders (2,352) and Cardinals (2,228).

Why is that stat promising?

Because the experience their first-year players are going through now, difficult though that process may be, could translate into eventual success down the road. Granted, many of those rookies, starting with Jones, must pan out as worthy players as they progress. But the fact they’re getting this much playing time may ultimately pay solid dividends.

The Cowboys once were the embodiment of that philosophy. In 1989, the year Jerry Jones hired Jimmy Johnson and the Cowboys drafted quarterback Troy Aikman, it was Johnson who wasted no time in moving on from the Tom Landry era by switching to a youth movement.

Aikman didn’t win a single game as a rookie, going 0-11 in Johnson’s 1-15 debut season. Eagles coach Buddy Ryan poked fun at Johnson, telling the former University of Miami coach, “There are no East Carolinas in the NFL.” But Johnson took that young team and transformed it into Super Bowl champions in four seasons.

Dallas went on to win three championships with the roster built by Johnson.

That is, of course, a best-case scenario, and Johnson’s dramatic roster remake was one of the most remarkable transitions in NFL history. With Aikman as his franchise quarterback, Michael Irvin as his

big-time receiver and Emmitt Smith as his workhorse running back – the “Triplets,” as they came to be known – Johnson catapulted the Cowboys to greatness. That process was helped immeasurably by the blockbuster Herschel Walker trade, an 18-player/draft pick deal that Johnson parlayed into a team for the ages.

The Cowboys haven’t been the same since Johnson’s ouster after the 1995 season, although Jones now has what he believes is a team capable of contending for a championship. The Cowboys came into Monday’s game with a 4-3 record, featuring modern-day “Triplets” quarterback Dak Prescott, running back Ezekiel Elliott and wide receiver Amari Cooper.

Giants GM Dave Gettleman can only hope the end product of his roster reconstruction can even begin to approximate that of Johnson’s Cowboys. It’s unrealistic to think that will actually happen, since that team was one of the greatest dynasties in NFL history. But if Gettleman can at least build a playoff team with Jones as its leader, Saquon Barkley as the engine of the running game and a defense that includes rookies Dexter Lawrence, Oshane Ximines, DeAndre Baker and now veteran Leonard Williams, who was acquired in a trade last week with the Jets, then living through the growing pains of this year’s team will have been worth it.

“You have to build this thing brick by brick,” Gettleman told the Giants’ website in an interview last week about the Williams trade. “We have one of the youngest teams in the league and ... it’s a process. (Williams) is a talented young football player who we can add to the other talented young kids that we have, a group that includes Daniel Jones, Saquon (Barkley), B.J. Hill, Lorenzo Carter, Will Hernandez, Evan (Engram) and Sterling (Shepard), among others.”

Gettleman subscribes to the theory Tom Coughlin often preached during his time with the Giants, that you build your team on both sides of the line outward. Get the big people in place on the offensive and defensive lines, and that’s where you start.

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Self-conscious teen afraid to start dating Dear Abby, I’m a 19-year-old male and suffer from a predicament. Let’s just say my “package has been delivered undersized.” It is depressing, and it has held me back from going after girls. I decline dates because I feel so self-conscious.

DEAR ABBY Now, people are starting to ask me why I haven’t had a girlfriend yet. The truth is, I’m terrified about the reaction I’ll get if I ever end up in the bedroom.

Do you have any advice on what I should do to fix this?

Small Problem In The USA

JEANNE PHILLIPS

As a matter of fact, I do. Males (and females, too) come in a variety of sizes, and there is a broad range that defines “normal.” Because this bothers you to the extent that you are afraid of a normal social life, pay a visit to your doctor to have an honest discussion. Size does not necessarily dictate the degree of satisfaction a couple can achieve.

Dear Abby, My wife and I are 70, married 44 years and have one adult child. My wife has four friends she meets for coffee once a month. One of them mentioned at the gathering how proud I am of our son, who has lost 80 pounds due to a disciplined change in his lifestyle. My wife was embarrassed that I told her friend. I thought it was a good thing. My wife said it made her look bad in the eyes of her friends, who all portray their children as without-blemish-perfect. I told my wife I thought she was very insecure. I am confused about her reaction. Can you give me any insight?

It’s A Good Thing You did nothing wrong. Your son’s achievement is significant and to be applauded. Your wife may have preferred her friends not know that her son had a severe weight problem, although if they are all “good” friends and any of them had seen him, it would have been obvious.

Family Circus

Dear Abby, My husband and I have been married for only a few months, and I think he is already losing interest. He has stopped saying I love you and hasn’t kissed me or given me any affection in weeks. I’m afraid he is falling out of love with me, although I have done everything possible to keep the love flowing. Am I doing something wrong, or am I becoming unattractive?

Desperate Wife Rather than try to read your husband’s mind or guess the reason for his change in behavior, ask him calmly about it. His change in behavior may have nothing to do with you or the state of your marriage. He may be stressed about something, but you will never know unless you ask.

Dear Abby, I have been dating this guy for 2 ½ years. We started dating when he was separated and in the process of getting divorced. My friends and family have met him, but he has introduced me only to his friends. He didn’t want me to meet his family until now. He has a 3-year-old daughter.

One day I sent him an article about “your kids shouldn’t be the most important.” Well, he became upset because he thought I was trying to separate him and his daughter. I tried to explain that the article says you should love yourself first, but he still misunderstood me. I told him I’m tired of him doubting us and my love.

What should I do?

Very Insecure In California You say that although you have met this man’s friends, you still have yet to meet any members of his family. Why not? After 2 ½ years, this is a red flag. That after all this time he says he isn’t sure he wants to marry you is an even bigger one.

Put your cards on the table with him as you have with me, and tell him you think it would be better for both of you to start seeing others.

Classic Peanuts

Garfield

Blondie

RBBB diagnosis describes a wayward electrical signal My 35-year-old son recently complained of some chest pain. He went to his doctor, and it was determined that he strained himself exercising. However, the doctor recommended he go for a stress test. By the time he got to a TO YOUR cardiologist, his chest pain was GOOD HEALTH gone, but he underwent a stress test anyhow. His cardiologist wrote: “Your stress test looks OK. No major changes in EKG while on the treadmill for 10 minutes. However, the test is not 100% accurate because you have right bundle branch block.” Can you explain that to us? Is it serious? What is the treatment and outlook?

DR. KEITH ROACH

The heart has an electrical conduction system, similar to wires, connecting the pacemaker of the heart (in the top right chamber, the right atrium) to all the other chambers. It does this by way of the atrioventricular node, which continues into the ventricles as the Bundle of His. That structure then breaks into two main bundles of specialized cells that transmit the signal to the ventricles, called the left and right bundle branches.

If the bundle branch is unable to send a signal,

it is called a bundle branch block. The electrical impulse will still find its way to the muscle, but it will get there a little slower. This is not enough to cause mechanical problems to the heart, but it can be seen on the electrocardiogram. The presence of a right bundle branch block does make the EKG part of a stress test a little harder to interpret; however, the ability to diagnose heart attack and damage to the heart is largely unimpaired, since the crucial first part of the EKG wave is not affected by a right bundle branch block (unfortunately, a left bundle branch block makes the EKG much less interpretable for diagnosing angina and heart attack).

Most studies on people with RBBB have suggested little or no increased risk of heart attack.

There may be a slight increase in the risk of heart failure, and a significant risk in developing further conduction problems, which may ultimately require your son to get a pacemaker in the distant future.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You may have to clean up someone’s mess today before anyone else knows it was made in the first place. You can talk about this later.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You cannot afford to make any careless errors today; if you are confident in your work, you’ll make progress regardless of your “score.”

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Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you have a tendency to challenge all authority, or even that which vaguely resembles authority, without even what seems like a good reason to those around you. Many think that you simply cannot bear to be told what to do, or when or how to do it, and will react instinctively to anyone’s attempt to control you in such a way. This is not the case, however, for you almost always have a very good reason for standing up to authority when you do.

You can be quite emotional at times, and you’re not the kind to hide it when your passions are inflamed. Indeed, you will let fly quite freely with any sort of expression that derives from the swift current of emotion that runs beneath your cool and calm exterior. Whether it is love or hate, joy or misery, you tend to let others know precisely how you feel.

Also born on this date are: Emma Stone, actress; Pat Tillman, football player and soldier; Thandie Newton, actress; Rebecca Romijn, model and actress; Ethan Hawke, actor and author; Maria Shriver, journalist; Sally Field, actress.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Hagar the Horrible

Baby Blues CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may not understand someone else’s meaning in full today, but you’ll get the gist, certainly, and derive a plan of action as a result.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You may need to spend a little more time on yourself today after you receive news that goes very much against the grain.

A loved one balks.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You’ll value the little things today just as much as the big ones — and you may actually realize that you’ve got all you need to prevail.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — A warning given to you by someone else doesn’t pan out today — but that doesn’t mean it won’t tomorrow or the next day. Remain vigilant!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — It may not be enough for you to do what comes naturally today; you’re going to have to learn how to present yourself in the best possible way.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You will be reading into what someone else does and says all day long — but take care you are not simply being selfindulgent.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — The rules you apply to others apply to yourself as well — or weren’t you aware of that? Today, it is likely to become abundantly clear!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’ll be making decisions all day long of one kind or another, but you may not realize at first when you make the most important one of all.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You may be reunited today with someone who not only offers you enjoyable memories, but a new, possibly lucrative opportunity as well.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You’re likely to feel the absence of a loved one acutely today — but not necessarily for the reasons you think. Explore all your feelings.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Wages Level 1

2

3

(e.g., Term for an increase in wages. Answer: Raise.)

Freshman level 1. Two-word term for the day of the week when wages are given.

2. What are the “wages of sin”?

3. A cold word meaning to fix wages at the current level.

Graduate level 4. Two-word term for wages that are overdue.

5. Which U.S. president froze wages and prices in 1971?

6. Compound word for a reduction of wages to a previous lower level.

PH.D. level 7. A labor contract may contain an “___ clause” calling for wages to climb automatically.

8. In medieval times these trade organizations fixed wages and set quality standards.

9. To take a debtor’s wages on legal orders, such as for child support.

4

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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HER (Answers tomorrow) Yesterday’s

Jumbles: QUEST FRAUD AFRAID BUNGEE Answer: The price she paid for an NYC cab ride to 45th and Broadway was — “FARE” AND SQUARE

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Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Pay day. 2. Death. 3. Freeze. 4. Back pay. 5. Richard Nixon. 6. Rollback. 7.

Escalator. 8. Guilds. 9. Garnish(ee).

18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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Pickles For Better or For Worse

Get Fuzzy

Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Slap 5 Man’s nickname 9 Items sold by the dozen 13 Friendlier 15 Record 16 Pig’s dinner 17 Male relative 18 Captivate; enchant 20 Word of mild surprise 21 Near the ground 23 Wandered 24 Hartman & Donahue 26 Almond or filbert 27 Reason 29 Peaceful 32 Up in arms 33 Uncouth; coarse 35 Sprite 37 Arrests 38 Talons 39 Celebrity 40 Under the weather 41 Daytime serials 42 Terra-__; brownish-orange clay 43 Nasal cavity divider 45 Ship’s kitchen 46 __ amok; went wild 47 Actor Willem __ 48 Moral principles 51 Likely 52 Part of the weekend: abbr.

55 Like a chessboard 58 Venerate 60 Actor Alan __ Jr. 61 __ the way; pioneer 62 Appointed 63 Greasy 64 Nimble 65 Certain votes DOWN 1 __ as a bug in a rug 2 Dinner beverage 3 Good enough 4 __ Aviv 5 Crock-Pot meals, often

Mother Goose & Grimm

Bound & Gagged

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6 Light brown 7 30-day month: abbr.

8 Proximity 9 Large country home 10 Morose; sullen 11 VP Al __ 12 Earned a traffic ticket 14 Have a flashback about 19 Does a bartender’s job 22 “__ Miss”; So. university 25 Successful shows 27 Skirt style 28 Some grad exams 29 Cutting tools 30 Irritating 31 Fill with joy 33 Manhattan __ chowder 34 Snoop Dogg’s music 36 Become dogeared 38 Gives advice to

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Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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39 Han __; “Star Wars” character 41 Heap 42 Loose gown 44 Expensive 45 Opening 47 Family member 48 Resound 49 Asian language 50 Satan’s realm

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53 Vicinity 54 Kennedy & Cruz 56 Speaker Pelosi’s title: abbr.

57 Body part often pierced 59 “An apple a __ keeps…”

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